Written question asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2008.

Housing: Leasehold

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What percentage of the total number of homes in private ownership is leasehold.

Answer: The Survey of English Housing for 2006 shows that there were 14.6 million (70 per cent) owner-occupying households, 3.7 million (18 per cent) social renters and 2.5 million (12 per cent) private renters. Of the 14.6 million owner-occupying households, 0.6 million (4 per cent) were leasehold houses and 1 million (7 per cent) were leasehold flats. The survey does not collect data in relation to whether rented houses and flats are leasehold or freehold.

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