Percentage change in vacants between 2003 and 2008
Local authority
Registered social landlords
Private enterprise
Total
London
-4.2
-23.1
-12.2
-12.1
Barking and Dagenham
9.3
-40.2
-18.4
-8.2
Barnet
13.2
-64.0
13.8
14.9
Bexley
(1)
-17.5
-13.3
-6.4
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Brent
-8.4
-7.8
-29.8
-16.9
Bromley
(1)
-9.9
-21.6
-14.0
Camden
-6.7
-30.9
-19.5
-14.6
City of London
(1)
(2)
-33.3
-30.5
Croydon
16.4
-10.2
-28.7
-23.8
Ealing
88.4
3.3
-18.7
-7.0
Enfield
-20.3
-68.2
-32.3
-29.2
Greenwich
20.7
-5.9
7.7
16.5
Hackney
70.8
-66.4
-23.7
3.6
Hammersmith and Fulham
-4.1
-35.9
19.2
25.2
Haringey
-16.8
50.0
-29.6
-21.2
Harrow
-50.7
-16.1
-72.5
-69.8
Havering
16.0
400.0
-2.8
2.5
Hillingdon
-23.0
38.0
-39.9
-35.4
Hounslow
-42.7
-50.9
-19.1
-22.0
Islington
-51.4
12.9
-68.2
-57.8
Kensington and Chelsea
51.4
-30.9
-2.8
2.7
Kingston upon Thames
-35.1
-30.3
-6.5
-6.4
Lambeth
37.8
-39.3
-43.0
-25.0
Lewisham
-86.1
19.0
-19.9
-34.0
Merton
52.6
-53.6
-36.2
-33.2
Newham
23.1
-29.9
65.8
61.4
Redbridge
52.9
-51.9
-11.7
-7.1
Richmond upon Thames
(1)
-38.9
-45.4
-41.2
Southwark
9.1
-26.7
-62.5
-45.3
Sutton
-4.6
-5.4
5.1
6.3
Tower Hamlets
-66.1
79.4
14.5
10.5
Waltham Forest
64.7
19.1
63.6
72.4
Wandsworth
-40.1
-58.0
(2)
(2)
Westminster
-4.4
-49.9
-12.7
-8.4
(1) Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (2) Not reported in 2003 Notes:
Figures for registered social landlords are for self-contained general needs units only. Sources:
Council Taxbase and Council Taxbase Supplementary (CTB1 and CTB1S) returns from local authorities for 3 November 2003 and 6 October 2008; Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (HSSA) submitted to Communities and Local Government by local authorities for 1 April 2003, 2008; Regulatory Statistical Return (RSR) as reported to the Housing Corporation by registered social landlords for 31 March 2003, 2008.
Housing: Low Incomes
Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average annual income of a household taking part in each of the HomeBuy schemes has been in each region in the last 12 months. [272225]
Margaret Beckett:
The following table shows the average household income of households purchasing under HomeBuy schemes in England in 2007-08, by region.
Average household income
£
Region
New build HomeBuy
Open market HomeBuy
Social HomeBuy
All HomeBuy schemes
North East
16,360
14,120
(1)
16,080
North West
15,250
17,620
18,650
15,450
Yorkshire and Humberside
14,750
19,360
(1)
15,600
East Midlands
16,010
22,220
(1)
16,580
West Midlands
16,550
20,060
n/a
16,810
Eastern
20,550
25,340
(1)
22,160
London
24,010
25,010
30,400
24,180
South East
19,620
27,480
19,300
21,250
South West
18,260
22,480
20,230
18,980
England
19,760
25,050
23,410
20,590
n/a = Not available due to small sample size of less than 5. (1) No sales. Source:
CORE (Continuous Recording) returns from Registered Social Landlords to the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).
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The figures do not include sales through HomeBuy Direct or Rent to HomeBuy, which commenced in 2008-09.
The household income figures are calculated from the monthly take home pay figures, which are based on net earnings from any paid work. These figures do not include income from benefits such as income support, child benefit, child tax credit, or any payments received from the Child Support Agency (CSA).
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Grant Shapps:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average price of a property purchased under each of the HomeBuy schemes has been in each region in the last 12 months. [272226]
Margaret Beckett:
The following table shows the average price of a property purchased under HomeBuy schemes in England in 2007-08, by region.
A verage property price
£
Region
New build HomeBuy
Open market HomeBuy
Social HomeBuy
All HomeBuy schemes
North East
135,090
111,870
n/a
130,940
North West
132,560
121,210
82,470
129,900
Yorkshire and Humberside
125,100
142,850
n/a
127,440
East Midlands
128,070
130,850
n/a
128,190
West Midlands
141,230
125,240
135,100
140,130
Eastern
166,490
154,430
n/a
162,650
London
221,080
189,990
227,860
218,440
South East
173,840
172,930
153,910
173,520
South West
154,730
149,810
145,580
153,710
England
174,610
163,910
155,860
172,870
n/a = Not available due to small sample size of less than 5. Source:
CORE (Continuous Recording) returns from Registered Social Landlords to the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).