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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Mr. Steen: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the local housing authorities who have transferred council house stock amounting to fewer than 499 properties to a single alternative social landlord since 1988, and state in each case (a) the grant from Government to write off debt, (b) the total cost to the local authority in professional fees, (c) other relevant costs of the transfer and (d) the capital receipt. [78917] Mr. McNulty: No payments have been made by the Office of Deputy Prime Minister, or its predecessor Departments, since arrangements were put in place in 1999 toward repaying local authority housing attributable debt on transfers of fewer than 499 dwellings. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not keep a record of local authorities who have transferred fewer than 499 properties to registered social landlords, the cost to the local authority of professional fees, other relevant transfer costs or capital receipts in such transfers.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

78917; 392 c415W;392 c427W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Debts Costs Council housing Fees and charges Grants Income Housing stock Local government Property transfer Social rented housing

Link

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