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Application for Qualification Certificate may also be made
by an owner in respect of property which does not satisfy the
qualifying conditions but in these cases the application must be
accompanied by a specification of the works which will, in the
opinion of the owner, bring the house to the required standard.
If the Local Authority are satisfied, a Provisional Qualification
Certificate may be issued to enable an application to be made for
the Fair Rent Certificate and the rent assessed. When the work
has been completed to the Department's satisfaction a Qualification
Certificate may be issued and the new rent can be registered. The
increase has to be phased over five equal annual stages.
During 1969/70 5 applications were received and 5 Provisional
Qualification Certificates were issued.
It has seldom been found necessary to refuse any application
outright except where it is stated that the house satisfies the
qualifying conditions but is found on inspection to lack one or
more standard amenities.
In most other cases the applicants have been notified of the
works required to bring the houses to the required standard and
this has enabled considerable improvements to be made informally.
There is little doubt that this part of the Housing Act has achieved
its aim in producing fair rents at the same time as halting the
further deterioration of the older properties.
Slow but steady progress was made in the inspection of
Houses in Multiple Occupation resulting in improved amenities
and the provision of means of escape in case of fire.
The appended tables give a detailed account of the work of
Housing and Slum Clearance carried out during 1970:—
CLEARANCE AREAS REPRESENTED
Churchfields Road, Clearance Area, 1970:
Nos. 57/87 (odd) Churchfields Road, Beckenham.
Bromley—Jasmine Grove/Oakfield Road (Penge) Clearance Area,
1970:
No. 1 Jasmine Grove.
Nos. 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 22 Oakfield Road.