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Number of Houses demolished following representations: 18.
116, 118 and 120, Ardleigh Green Road.
"Boa Vista," Berwick Road.
70, 72, 74, 76, 78 and 80, Billet Lane.
"Lake House," Lake Avenue.
32, North Street.
"Reelings House," Ockendon Road.
1, 2, 3 and 4, Reelings Cottages, Ockendon Road.
2, Harveys Cottages, Upminster Road.
Number of Houses represented but in abeyance at end of year: 1.
15, Staverton Road.
Certificates of Disrepair.
The following is a copy of a Return under the Rent Act, 1957,
sent to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government for the period
6th July to 31st December 1957:
Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair:
(1) Number of applications for certificates 115
(2 withdrawn by tenants).
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 2
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 78
(b) in respect of all defects 23
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
Paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 49
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to Paragraph 5 of the First
Schedule 8
(6) Number of Certificates issued 42
Part II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates:
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of certificates 2
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates —
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenant's objection —
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 1
Improvement Grants.
In connection with applications under this heading our advice has
been sought in 25 instances during the year. Our opinion has then been
submitted to the Surveyor for consideration by the Committee when
the application for grant came up for determination.