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THE NUMBER OF HOUSES ERECTED DURING THE YEAR
(i) By the Local Authority 724
(ii) By private enterprise 451
(iii) By Housing Associations 121
Total 1,296
The 724 units of Local Authority accommodation which were
erected during the year consisted of the following: —
Bed-sitters/bed-recess 32
One bedroomed 189
Twobedroomed 242
Three bedroomed 243
Four bedroomed 18
724
At the end of the year the Council had 782 dwellings under
construction or in contract.
HOUSING ACT 1957 - Sections 17 & 18
Number of demolition orders made 4
Number of closing orders made 7
The above mentioned Orders involved the re-housing of 11
families, totalling 29 individuals. In addition to the above the
Council made one clearance area during the year which involved
5 houses and the displacement of 5 families totalling 12 individuals.
RENT ACT 1957 - C ERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR
The following is a copy of the return under the Rent Act
1957 to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government covering
the period of 1st January to 3lst December, 1966: —
PART I — Application for Certificates of Disrepair:
1. Number of applications for certificates 12
2. Number of decisions not to issue certificates Nil
3. Number of decisions to issue certificates: —
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 6
(b) in respect of all defects 6
4. Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of First Schedule 7
5. Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to paragraph 5 of First Schedule Nil
6. Number of certificates issued 5
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