Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average purchase price of a right to buy (a) flat and (b) house in England was in (i) 1997 and (ii) the last year for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average purchase price of a right to buy (a) flat and (b) house in England was in (i) 1997 and (ii) the last year for which figures are available. [197087] Keith Hill: Average right-to-buy selling price figures (net of discount) for England are tabled as follows. The higher average price for flats in 2003-04 results from the sale of large numbers of relatively expensive flats in London, whereas the average house price is lowered by sales of cheaper houses in the north and midlands. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £000 1997-98 2003-04 (a) Flat 17.7 57.3 (b) House 22.2 39.3 All dwellings 21.5 43.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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