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HOUSING
At the end of 1959 the Council had a total of 1,155 permanent houses,
maisonettes and flats, a total of 255 temporary houses of various types
and controlled a further 270 properties under requisition. The requisitioned
properties housed 388 units of tenancy.
During the year, 103 flats and maisonettes were completed for the
Council.
Also, 2,411 improvements were carried out in 764 houses, rather
less than last year, and outstanding works at the end of the year totalled
176.
Apart from the flats, etc., completed by the Council 56 flats and
maisonettes were completed by the London County Council, and 32
houses were completed by private builders.
In the maintenance of existing property the following is a summary of
the work done in 1959:—

There are many underground rooms throughout the Borough and a
fairly high proportion of them, although used as dwellings, do not conform
in all respects with the statutory requirements and cannot without
major structural alterations be made to do so. Closure is not, however,
practicable in present circumstances and owners have been co-operative
in making these rooms reasonably fit.
RENT ACT, 1957.
During the year applications under the Act were received and dealt
with as follows:—
Applications by tenants for Certificates of Disrepair:— 48
(Granted 15. Undertakings given by
landlords 28. Refused or withdrawn 5)
Applications by landlords for Revocation of Certificates of Disrepair:—
(Granted 22. Refused 1) 23
Applications by tenants for Certificates as to remedying of defects:— 16
(Granted 16. Refused 0)
Applications by landlords for Certificates as to remedying of defects: —
(Granted 38. Refused 4) 42
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