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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

Ms Buck: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will break down the low cost home ownership units planned for Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea in the Housing Corporation's 2004-06 Approved Developed Programme by (a) one-bed, (b) two-bed, (c) three-bed and (d) four-bed or more; [201964] (2) if he will break down the low cost home ownership units planned for Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea in the Housing Corporation's 2004-06 Approved Developed Programme by (a) conventional shared ownership, (b) Do-It-Yourself shared ownership, (c) Homebuy and (d) other forms of low cost home ownership. [201965] Keith Hill: The Housing Corporation have so far allocated resources to fund a total of 52 shared ownership dwellings in Westminster, and 43 in Kensington and Chelsea over the years 2004-06. Homebuy replaced Do-It-Yourself shared ownership schemes in the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme in 1999. Homebuy (other than new-build Homebuy) is allocated via Zone Agents to the sub-regions of London. The north Sub-region, including Westminster, Islington, Haringey, Enfield, Camden and Barnet, has allocated 155 Homebuy, and 296 Keyworker Homebuy (including 100 higher value equity loans specifically for teachers with potential for leadership). The West sub- region, including Kensington and Chelsea, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Harrow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Baling, and Brent, has allocated 296 Keyworker Homebuy (including 100 higher value equity loans specifically for teachers with potential for leadership). Other forms of low-cost Home Ownership enable tenants to buy their rented home. They are the Right to Acquire, which is demand-led; and the Voluntary Purchase Grant, of which none are planned in Westminster or Kensington and Chelsea. The table shows the split of low cost homeownership schemes by one, two, three and four or more bedrooms for each authority in London and has been made available in the Library of the House. The figures for Homebuy Market Purchase, allocated by Zone Agent to the sub-regions, cannot be broken down by bedroom numbers until the individual properties are purchased.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

429 c996-7W;429 c995-6W; 201964;201965

Session

2004-05

Subjects

City of Westminster Greater London Kensington and Chelsea Low incomes Owner occupation Shared ownership schemes Home ownership incentive schemes Homebuy scheme Approved development programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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