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Summary
Total number of applications
Discretionary 245
Standard 140
Total number of grants
Discretionary 117
Standard 123
Total amount of grants
Discretionary £30,081
Standard £15,395
General
Mr. R. Park, the Council's Acting Housing Manager has kindly
contributed the following details of rehousing carried out by the
Housing Department in 1963:-
No. of new properties made available for letting 249
Acquired 78
Normal vacancies 144
Nominations to private landlords 9
New properties at Canvey
New properties at Billericay
Total 480
Families rehoused:-
1-bedroom group 144
2 bedroom group 181
3-bedroom group 140
4-bedroom group 15
Total 480
Property under management at December 1963:-
Pre-1939 houses and flats 1,614
New houses and flats 3,329
Properties at Canvey Island 206
Properties at Billericay 441
Prefabricated bungalows 30
Properties converted into flats 314
Properties acquired for housing purposes 885
Properties for Clearance and Demolition 418
Halfway houses 2
General Properties 39
Commercial Properties 74
Garages 1,687
Total 9,039
The number of families rehoused in New Towns during 1963 was 55.