To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list for each London borough for each year since 1993 the average rent levels of (a) local authority tenants, (b) housing association tenants, (c) housing co-operatives, (d) private sector in receipt of housing benefit. (e) other private sector and (f) housing companies in which the local authority is involved. [4412]
[holding answer 23 June 1997]: The available information on average rents in London boroughs for local authority tenants, housing association tenants (including tenants of housing co-operatives) and private sector tenants in receipt of housing benefit is set out below.Information on overall average private sector rents and rents for tenants who are not on housing benefit is available only from sample surveys which are not large enough to produce reliable figures for individual local authorities. Data from the 1995–96 Survey of English Housing and Family Resources Survey show that, in overall terms, the average rent in London for households renting in the private sector who are not in receipt of housing benefit was little different from the average rent for households receiving housing benefit. Like all estimates for surveys, the average rent figures are subject to sampling variability.No data are available on average rents for housing companies, as none has yet been registered with the Housing Corporation.
| Local authority rents (£ per week) | ||||
| 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | |
| Barking and Dagenham | 30.65 | 34.75 | 37.42 | 39.71 |
| Barnet | 48.65 | 50.09 | 51.44 | 52.11 |
| Bexley | 43.11 | 45.39 | 49.32 | 53.02 |
| Brent | 50.18 | 50.18 | 57.55 | 69.81 |
Local authority rents (£ per week)
| ||||
1993–94
| 1994–95
| 1995–96
| 1996–97
| |
| Bromley | 40.47 | 40.47 | 41.28 | 42.72 |
| Camden | 48.35 | 51.32 | 57.56 | 58.71 |
| City of London | 45.59 | 51.56 | 54.14 | 55.34 |
| Croydon | 50.93 | 51.86 | 61.03 | 62.10 |
| Ealing | 62.84 | 59.19 | 59.15 | 59.17 |
| Enfield | 46.73 | 49.63 | 51.63 | 51.98 |
| Greenwich | 41.68 | 44.58 | 48.56 | 50.50 |
| Hackney | 43.91 | 46.42 | 52.15 | 54.79 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 46.45 | 48.19 | 52.38 | 53.77 |
| Haringey | 52.48 | 53.98 | 56.87 | 57.54 |
| Harrow | 56.81 | 62.97 | 64.12 | 64.68 |
| Havering | 36.91 | 36.91 | 41.84 | 44.59 |
| Hillingdon | 59.48 | 59.48 | 61.98 | 63.24 |
| Hounslow | 37.57 | 39.97 | 48.59 | 49.81 |
| Islington | 47.05 | 49.95 | 54.99 | 56.16 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 57.10 | 60.28 | 63.23 | 68.72 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 60.27 | 60.27 | 60.48 | 61.15 |
| Lambeth | 40.70 | 42.11 | 48.67 | 50.04 |
| Lewisham | 41.34 | 42.58 | 44.46 | 46.73 |
| Merton | 49.20 | 49.94 | 51.89 | 52.56 |
| Newham | 36.98 | 39.88 | 43.05 | 43.72 |
| Redbridge | 61.30 | 63.75 | 65.41 | 65.89 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 48.24 | 48.24 | 51.38 | 52.92 |
| Southwark | 44.36 | 44.36 | 48.47 | 50.07 |
| Sutton | 41.98 | 43.02 | 47.21 | 50.97 |
| Tower Hamlets | 35.52 | 37.71 | 42.75 | 45.01 |
| Waltham Forest | 39.87 | 42.40 | 43.38 | 46.37 |
| Wandsworth | 55.64 | 55.64 | 58.97 | 59.68 |
| Westminster | 59.60 | 61.43 | 62.69 | 64.62 |
| London | 45.72 | 47.05 | 51.08 | 52.97 |
Source:
Housing Subsidy Claim Forms.
Note:
The average rent figures are not directly comparable between local authorities as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock, eg size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
Housing association and Housing Cooperative rents at 31 March (£ per week)
| ||||
1993
| 1994
| 1995
| 1996
| |
| Barking and Dagenham | 42.15 | 53.47 | 59.78 | 63.81 |
| Barnet | 39.62 | 42.34 | 49.33 | 55.07 |
| Bexley | 38.55 | 44.60 | 45.14 | 48.61 |
| Brent | 40.92 | 45.36 | 46.56 | 49.94 |
| Bromley | 39.31 | 47.50 | 50.45 | 53.63 |
| Camden | 45.35 | 46.38 | 48.20 | 51.55 |
| City of London | 41.18 | n/a | 41.15 | 45.58 |
| Croydon | 47.68 | 53.50 | 56.84 | 60.48 |
| Ealing | 39.45 | 43.86 | 47.12 | 52.49 |
| Enfield | 41.40 | 47.93 | 52.27 | 55.84 |
| Greenwich | 38.23 | 44.08 | 49.78 | 55.57 |
| Hackney | 36.46 | 40.87 | 42.18 | 47.08 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 37.14 | 38.76 | 42.41 | 46.12 |
| Haringey | n/a | 39.08 | 46.04 | 48.11 |
| Harrow | 38.77 | 43.73 | 50.32 | 50.30 |
| Havering | 38.71 | 42.67 | 47.05 | 49.04 |
| Hillingdon | 37.60 | 44.57 | 47.42 | 51.55 |
| Hounslow | 39.35 | 43.00 | 48.34 | 53.24 |
| Islington | 40.53 | 42.39 | 43.79 | 49.12 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 36.24 | 37.49 | 40.91 | 44.11 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 35.55 | 46.23 | 47.95 | 51.88 |
| Lambeth | 35.26 | 37.39 | 42.25 | 45.47 |
| Lewisham | 34.27 | 38.71 | 41.90 | 49.00 |
| Merton | 41.94 | 47.80 | 49.13 | 54.15 |
| Newham | 38.49 | 43.45 | 48.52 | 51.58 |
Housing association and Housing Cooperative rents at 31 March (£ per week)
| ||||
1993
| 1994
| 1995
| 1996
| |
| Redbridge | 34.62 | 45.56 | 51.05 | 55.50 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 44.56 | 47.56 | 50.66 | 58.92 |
| Southwark | 37.82 | 39.92 | 43.86 | 48.37 |
| Sutton | 36.42 | 39.65 | 43.68 | 49.71 |
| Tower Hamlets | 40.02 | 40.13 | 45.73 | 47.93 |
| Waltham Forest | 36.87 | 43.28 | 46.31 | 49.90 |
| Wandsworth | 45.51 | 44.69 | 48.46 | 52.43 |
| Westminster | 42.95 | 42.18 | 44.43 | 48.85 |
| London | 39.90 | 42.74 | 46.25 | 50.28 |
Source:
Housing Corporation HAR 10/1 returns collected from housing associations and Housing Cooperatives with more than 250 dwellings or, if developing new stock, 100 dwellings.
Note:
The average rent figures are not directly comparable between local authorities as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock, e.g., size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
n/a=not available.
Private sector rents—housing benefit referrals to Rent Officers (£ per week)
| |||
1993–94
| 1994–95
| 1995–96
| |
| Barking and Dagenham | 80.77 | 85.23 | 91.39 |
| Barnet | 91.69 | 100.63 | 114.51 |
| Bexley | 79.92 | 85.62 | 82.40 |
| Brent | 69.40 | 70.75 | 75.64 |
| Bromley | 78.13 | 86.35 | 89.32 |
| Camden | 118.02 | 116.81 | 120.00 |
| City of London | n/a | n/a | 103.66 |
| Croydon | 76.75 | 85.29 | 90.14 |
| Ealing | 78.52 | 81.63 | 89.94 |
| Enfield | 81.62 | 88.85 | 93.24 |
| Greenwich | 71.54 | 77.33 | 83.12 |
| Hackney | 81.62 | 84.00 | 89.58 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 99.98 | 109.08 | 118.06 |
| Haringey | 82.77 | 90.19 | 95.57 |
| Harrow | 92.60 | 94.90 | 99.35 |
| Havering | 77.15 | 80.04 | 87.05 |
| Hillingdon | 94.56 | 94.71 | 98.28 |
| Hounslow | 77.63 | 79.85 | 90.97 |
| Islington | 99.04 | 97.44 | 102.60 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 121.65 | 127.85 | 125.96 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 81.19 | 92.98 | 93.06 |
| Lambeth | 80.75 | 81.46 | 87.86 |
| Lewisham | 68.92 | 73.42 | 79.24 |
| Merton | 78.21 | 86.73 | 92.06 |
| Newham | 78.92 | 88.27 | 90.50 |
| Redbridge | 88.58 | 96.13 | 97.25 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 98.58 | 99.33 | 106.85 |
| Southwark | 79.40 | 78.60 | 81.45 |
| Sutton | 81.21 | 85.83 | 88.49 |
| Tower Hamlets | 86.29 | 97.71 | 103.89 |
| Waltham Forest | 75.94 | 82.67 | 95.22 |
| Wandsworth | 84.67 | 93.94 | 102.10 |
| Westminster | 123.08 | 121.65 | 119.47 |
| London | 87.67 | 91.00 | 95.76 |
Source:
Rent Officer Statistics.
Notes:
The averages are for appropriate rents from 2 January 1996 and determined rents prior to that date. The average rent figures are not directly comparable between local authorities as they take no account of differences in the composition of stock, e.g. size and type of dwellings, their age and condition.
n/a = not available.