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These properties form part of a larger demolition scheme relating
to the redevelopment of the Coldbath Estate. Demolition
commenced during 1960 and has continued throughout the current
year as tenants were rehouse 1.
New Properties Completed—Thirty-five houses were built—
2/36 (even), Morden Street (18 dwellings), 1/11 (cons.), Bennett
Grove (11 dwellings) and 5/15 (odd), Orchard Hill (6 dwellings).
I am indebted to Mr. K. B. Leverton, Surveyor to the Morden
College Estate, who so kindly provided this information.
House Purchase and Housing Acts, 1958 and 1959.—
Improvement Grants.—Section 20 of the Housing Act, 1949, as
modified by Section 16 of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act.
1954, empowering local authorities to make grants to private owners
for improvements and conversions of sums up to £400 or half the
cost, whichever is the less, where the dwellings would provide
satisfactory accommodation for more than 15 years, has now been
replaced by Section 30 of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act
1958. These grants are now known as discretionary grants.
During the year 63 grants were so made.
Section 4 of the House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959, introduces
a new system of grants known as standard grants which, if
certain conditions are fulfilled, can be claimed as a right.
Up to the close of the year 28 such grants had been agreed.
Re-Housing.—
(a) Borough Council.—There were 233 new dwellings provided
by the Council during the year and the number of families housed
and re-housed including transfers, casual voids, etc., amounted to
464. Of this number 4 were in respect of overcrowded cases and
11 families re-housed from outside the Borough.
The Housing Department now has control of 4,693 Councilowned
units of accommodation, an increase of 279 over that of the
previous year.
(b) London County Council.—During the year ended
31st December, 1964, the L.C.C. had provided alternative accommodation
for a total of 325 Greenwich families of which 2 had
been certified as overcrowded cases. Of this figure, 196 were
housed on L.C.C. housing estates outside the Borough. Two
families from outside Greenwich were rehoused in the Borough
under the L.C.C. scheme.