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(e) Houses made fit:—
(1) as a result of formal Notices
under Sections 9 to 12 43 Nil
(2) as a result of informal
Notices preliminary to
formal procedure under
Sections 9 to 12 Nil Nil
(2) Housing Act, 1949
(f) Closing Orders made under
Section 3 (1) Nil Nil
(g) Demolition Orders determined
and Closing Orders substituted
under Section 3 (2) Nil Nil
(h) Demolition Orders quashed
under Section 2 Nil Nil
The acute problem of housing continues to give considerable
anxiety, and I am indebted to the Borough Surveyor and
the Housing Assistant for the following information on
the subject:—
Number of permanent houses constructed in 1951:—
By the Council 58
By private enterprise 45
103
Total number of permanent Council houses
in the Borough 1,043
Total number of prefabricated temporary
houses in the Borough 250
Total number of requisitioned premises in
the Borough 207
Number of premises requisitioned in 1951 Nil
Number of premises de-requisitioned in 1951 3
D (12) Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Act, 1939
The provisions regarding extortionate rents are administered
by the Senior Sanitary Inspector, and during the year
154 applications were made for advice and assistance. The
maximum rent of houses brought under control by this Act is
the rent payable at 2nd September 1939, subject to certain
permitted increases. Houses let for the first time after the
aforementioned date come within the orbit of the Landlord
and Tenant (Rent Control) Act, 1949, which Act provides for
application to be made to the Rent Tribunal for the assessing
of a reasonable rent. This Act also affords protection of
tenants who share accommodation.