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34
(c) Housing Act, 1936
Unfit Houses
The following premises were dealt with as follows:—
Demolition Orders
7, West Avenue Road.
41, Brunner Road.
21, Courtenay Place.
Closing Orders
136, Wood Street.
14, Church Lane.
Landlord and Tenant (War Damage) Acts, 1939-41.
No applications were received from owners of houses for
certificates.
Rent and Mortgage Restriction Acts.
During the year eleven certificates were granted to tenants.
Five clearance certificates were issued to owners and five refused.
Housing Act, 1936, Section 62.
Applications for "permitted number" were received and
certificates issued during the year respecting 257 lettings.
General
The following is supplied by Mr. J. E. West, your Council's
Housing Manager :—
"As additional properties were made available for letting
during the year by the supply of temporary bungalows, erection
of new houses and flats, it could be stated that some progress
has been made.
"With equal truth it has to be admitted that the housing
situation still remains desperate for many families. Couples
who have married during and since the war are anxious to
settle down and rear families in tolerable living conditions.
As a consequence, pressure is being brought to bear for a higher
standard of accommodation, and the young people with their
families are not content to remain indefinitely with relatives or
continue to live in overcrowded conditions. Such families
naturally look to the Local Authority to assist them and it will
be seen that applications are received in greater number than
houses become available.
"Our present building programme, which, admirable in
view of the limited building sites available in the Borough,