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A Final Notice is served following the service of a Suspended Notice, either
when the tenant agrees to the improvement of his dwelling or upon a change of
tenancy.
By the end of the year 41 houses had been improved.
The Housing Act, 1964, also gave to tenants of houses lacking any of the
standard amenities the right to require the owner to provide such amenities if the
house has a life expectancy of fifteen years or more. The council may assist owners
with loans and grants in these circumstances.
Twenty-seven representations were received from tenants and negotiations
were commenced with the owners of the properties concerned.
The Rent Act, 1957, has, amongst other objectives, the aim of enabling landlords.
by means of an increase of rent, to keep houses still the subject of rent control
in a fair state of repair. Tenants have the right to apply to a local authority for
a Certificate of Disrepair which, when issued, enables the tenant to abate the
increased rent until the required repairs have been carried out.
One Certificate of Disrepair was issued and two undertakings by owners to
carry out works were accepted. One certificate of cancellation was issued.
The Rent Act, 1965, included provision for the regulation of tenancy and rents,
and security of tenure and restrictions from eviction without due process of the law.
Provision for the registration of rents is made in Part TT. and the London
Borough of Enfield is a registration area for the purposes of the Act.
A Rent Officer, whose function it is to determine a fair rent and register it as
the rent of a dwelling house on receipt of an application on the prescribed form,
has been appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
The Rent Act, 1968, which was passed on the 8th May, 1968, is a consolidating
act. It repeals many of the provisions of the 1957 and 1965 Acts together with
Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction Acts; The Furnished Houses (Rent Control)
Act. 1946; The Landlord and Tenant (Rent Control) Act. 1949; Part II of The
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954; and other related enactments: and consolidates
their provisions in one statute.
(See Statistical Tables 38 and 39)
LAND CHARGES
In pursuance of the provisions of the Land Charges Act, 1925, 7,592 inquiries
were received from the Town Clerk concerning outstanding notices, smoke control
areas and clearance programmes, in relation to all types of property in the borough.
The necessary searches were made and the information supplied.
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