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The Circular also suggests that wherever possible
the local authority's aim should be, by discussion with
the owners, to achieve in suitable houses a thoroughgoing
conversion at standards which will attract an improvement
grant and where owners are willing to carry out conversion
on this scale, to make grants and to accept any necessary
rehousing of families who would need alternative
accommodation.
Whilst the Regulations relate mainly to the management
of houses in multiple occupation, Section 15 of the
Housing Act 1961, empowers local authorities to require
the execution of works to ensure adequate natural and
artificial lighting, ventilation, water supply, personal
washing facilities, drainage and sanitary conveniences,
facilities for the storage, preparation and cooking of
food and for the disposal of waste water, or installations
for space heating or for the use of space heating
appliances, having regard to the number of individuals
or households, or both, accommodated for the time being
on the premises.
During the year action was taken in respect of
twenty-three premises in the Borough, details of which
are given in the statistical appendix to this report.
Slum Clearance
The following Clearance Areas were declared in
accordance with the five-year programme for 1961/65
agreed between this Council and the London County Council.
No. of
persons to be
displaced
Date of
Declaration
No. of dwelling
houses
Area
Rosemary Road No.1
20.3.62
4
8
Garnies Street No.1
25.9.62
8
34
Sedgmoor Place
4.12.62
3
7
This brings the total number of houses represented
to sixty-three out of the 127 included in the programme
for action by this Council.
References to Rent Tribunals
The Immigrants Advisory Committee drew attention to
the problem of extortionate rents charged for furnished
accommodation and suggested to the Metropolitan Boroughs'
Standing Joint Committee that it should be the general
practice for local authorities to refer to Rent Tribunals