Private Renting in England, 1990

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of the survey is to:<br> 1) measure changes in the size and compilation of the private rented sector and in rents between 1988 and 1990, that is, after the 1988 Housing Act;<br> 2) examine the use being made in 1990 of two new types of tenancy, Assured and Assured Shorthold.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Types of letting; characteristics of private renters and their accommodation; rents; income; eligibility and take up of housing benefit; housing history; future expectations; relations with landlord; repairs.