Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households in the social rented sector in England in 2010 were paying (1) social rents, (2) affordable rent, (3) market rent, and (4) other terms; and how many were paying each in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The Department does not hold information on the number of social tenant households split by social and affordable rent. In England the English Housing Survey estimates the total number of households in the social rented sector as 3.9 million in 2017/18.
The Department holds data on the amount of stock owned by Local Authorities broken down by Social Rent and Affordable Rent, this information has been provided in table1 (attached)
Data on Private Registered Provider owned stock is collected by Homes England. The number of Private Registered Provider stock is split by all social stock and units for affordable rent, this information has been provided in table 2 (attached).
Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 19 June (HL Deb, cols 1929–31), what steps, if any, they are taking to control the use of short term lets in leaseholder and tenanted premises in London that were originally social housing where the public sector is now the freeholder and where the contract with the tenant or leaseholder proscribes commercial activity.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Individual leases and tenancy agreements are a matter for landlords and tenants. Landlords should not unreasonably prohibit sub-letting, and the Courts can adjudicate in this matter, taking account of the relevant covenants.
Where permission under the contract is required to sub-let but is not obtained, landlords already have legal routes to enforce the contract and the Government has no plans to introduce additional controls.
Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the definition of brownfield sites where planning permission will be automatic, as set out in <i>Fixing the Foundations</i> published on 9 July.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Legislation to grant permission in principle for residential development on suitable brownfield sites will be introduced in due course, which will define which brownfield sites are suitable and will set out the detail of how permission in principle will be granted. Permission in principle will only be granted where the site is suitable for housing which will provide certainty to developers but will also ensure sites which may not be suitable continue to use the planning application process. We recognise the need to maintain important protections, for instance land with high environmental value.