Local authority house sales
The Minister gave sales figures for 1978–81 and said tenants generally could buy their homes, while 1982 figures were not yet available and a new scheme was expected.
asked the Minister for the Environment (a) the number of local authority houses sold to tenants in each of the past five years; (b) if he has satisfied himself with the present method of assessing the sale price of local authority houses; and (c) if he will ensure that a greater number of new tenants are afforded the opportunity of purchasing their dwellings.
Comment on this
According to information supplied by the authorities, the number of local authority houses sold to tenants thereof in the years in question was as follows: 1978, 2,934 houses; 1979, 4,393 houses; 1980, 4,949 houses; 1981, 4,087 houses.
Details of the number of dwellings sold in 1982 are not yet available.
It has been the general policy that all tenants of local authority dwellings, other than dwellings specifically provided for elderly persons, should be afforded the opportunity of purchasing their dwellings. The 1981-82 scheme expired on 31 January 1983 and I expect that discussions on a new scheme to take effect from 1 February 1983 will take place shortly.