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Certificates of Unfitness were issued by me during the
year in respect of the undermentioned properties:-
2-24(even), 28, 30, 24, 38-42(even) John Wilson Street;
15 Parsons Hill; 3 Belson Road; 7 and 8 Marshall's
Grove; and 180 Woolwich Church Street.
RENT ACT, 1957 - CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR
The following are the details of applications received
during the year for various certificates under the Rent Acts -
No. of applications for Certificates of Disrepair
32
No. of applications for Certificates of Disrepair
refused.
1
No. of notices to landlords of the Council's
intention to issue a Certificate of Disrepair
33
No. of undertakings received from landlords,
and accepted by the Council
22
No. of Certificates of Disrepair issued
11
No. of Certificates issued to landlords as to
the remedying of defects for which the landlord
had previously given an undertaking
18
No. of Certificates issued to tenants as to the
remedying of defects for which the landlord
had previously given an undertaking
5
Twenty-nine applications for cancellation of Certificates
of Disrepair were received from landlords or their agents on
the grounds that the defects specified on the Certificates
had been satisfactorily remedied. In 23 instances it was
found that the required repairs had been completed and the
Certificates were cancelled.
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
More owner-occupiers of premises in the Borough are
taking advantage of the House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959
which enables a local authority to pay monetary grants to
owners and in certain cases leaseholders, who desire to
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