Flats: Greater London
Lords · Question HL3422 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of flats in London which are (1) unoccupied, or (2) occupied by owners or other residents at less than 40 per cent of available capacity.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 20 Dec 2024
While the Department publishes data through the English Housing Survey (EHS) on whether dwellings are underoccupied (according to the bedroom standard) or vacant, its sample size means it does not have reliable estimates for flats in London. The departmen...