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44 premises included in the proposals were still occupied and remained to be dealt
with in this manner or by other means. Some progress has however been made in
achieving the Council's objective of ensuring that certain houses should not again be
used for human habitation. Details of this are as follows:—
2-6 Melbourne Cottages, These and other adjoining premises were acquired
Hanwell, W.7. privately for development of the site, and have now
been demolished.
1-23 Adelaide Cottages,
Hanwell, W.7.
7, 8, 9 and 10 Church Place,
Ealing, W.5.
2-6 Farm Cottages,
Hanger Lane, W.5.
No. 4 Adelaide Cottages became vacant as the result of
the elderly tenant being rehoused by the Council. The
owners gave an undertaking not to re-let this house, nor
any others which became vacant. In addition to No. 4,
Nos. 3, 6, 18 and 19 were also vacant at the end of the
year.
These properties, two of which were vacant were
purchased by the Council and will eventually be
demolished to provide a site suitable for re-development.
These premises were to be purchased by a statutory
undertaker and the site redeveloped. Certain occupiers
were rehoused with assistance from the Council.
Regulations for Underground Rooms
16 Eaton Rise, An undertaking by the owner to carry out certain works
Ealing, W.5. to make the basement accommodation fit for human
habitation was accepted by the Council. Arrangements
were to be made by the Council to provide temporary
accommodation for the occupants to enable the work
to proceed.
53a Mattock Lane, W.13.
A Closing Order in respect of the basement accommodation
was made by the Council during the year. The
accommodation had recently been vacated by the
tenant and no rehousing problem arose.
Houses in Multiple Occupation—Housing Act, 1961
I am glad to be able to report that a satisfactory start has been made in tackling
the problem of houses in multiple occupation, using the increased powers which are
provided by the Housing Act, 1961. Though doubtless there are very many areas in
London presenting greater problems than Ealing, there is nevertheless a very considerable
amount of property in the Borough used for this purpose.
Inspection of premises commenced towards the latter end of 1963, and a total of
74 houses were inspected.
The fact that houses are in multiple occupation, if not already known to the
Department, is normally brought to our attention by the Town Planning and Housing
Departments of the Council.
The procedure then is that preliminary enquiries are made to establish the ownership
of the premises, the pattern of occupation, and the length of time this pattern has
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