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HOUSING
Housing Acts
1. Number of houses which on inspection were considered to be unfit for human habitation:-
3
2. Number of houses in which defects were remedied in consequence of informal action by the
Local Authority or their Officers:-
NIL
3. Number of representations made to the Local Authority with a view to (a) the serving of
notices requiring the execution of works or (b) the making of demolition or closing orders:-
(a) 2
(b) NIL
4. Number of notices served during the execution of works:-
NIL
5. Number of houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:-
NIL
6. Number of demolition or closing orders made:-
NIL
7. Number of houses in respect of which an undertaking was accepted under subsection (4) of
section 16 of the Housing Act, 1957:-
NIL
8. Number of houses demolished:-
NIL
9. Number of inspections and reinspections of housing accommodation:-
84
During the year under review, because of changes in the legislation and the need to deal
comprehensively with requests from owners and occupiers of houses in the City, it has been
necessary to pay more attention to the private housing sector in the City. This necessitated
57 inspections of dwelling-houses and resulted in 27 further inspections being carried out.
Individual Houses — Part II, Housing Act, 1957
As a result of complaints by occupiers, or on the request of owners as to their condition,
the department carried out several inspections. In two cases the owners were informally advised
not to re-let for dwelling purposes the premises which had fallen vacant. In the other cases
informal action was taken by requiring the owner to carry out remedial work.
Clearance Areas — Part III, Housing Act, 1957
Because of concern expressed by the Health Visitors as to the circumstances under which
some of the older inhabitants of the City were living, inspections were carried out of the individual
houses concerned.
The inspections revealed that two blocks of tenement flats were involved and it was decided
that these should be dealt with on a more comprehensive basis. A house-to-house inspection was
carried out in respect of one of these blocks of flats, which consisted of nine dwellings. On the
basis of a report prepared by this department the Court of Common Council subsequently decided
to declare a clearance area in respect of this block and agreed that the necessary steps be
taken to make a Compulsory Purchase Order.
The matter was submitted to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government for confirmation.
At the end of the year two objections had been received and unless these are withdrawn a local
Public Inquiry will be held.
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