Orders of the Day — Housing (Scotland)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:38 pm on 23 January 1989.

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Photo of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Lord James Douglas-Hamilton , Edinburgh West 10:38, 23 January 1989

The rents of SSHA tenants will not be as high as tenants of new towns and certainly will not be as high as those of many housing association tenants. The estimated average rents of SSHA tenants for 1989–90 will be £20·82. The estimated average rents for Scottish local authority tenants will be £17·57 and for new town tenants £21·26.

I express my conviction that the fact that there has been an increase for the SSHA tenants will mean that there will be a considerable amount to spend on management and maintenance.

If authorities decide to increase rents by more than the figures we have calculated—