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Number of families rehoused by the Council or by private
owners at the Council's instigation since the
beginning of the war 2,506
Number of live applications on the housing list for:-
(a) Accommodation in Wimbledon 547
(b) Accommodation in Frimley and Camberley 164
New houses erected etc.
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor for the following
information:-
Number of new houses and flats erected in
Wimbledon in 1962:-
Private enterprise 120
Local Authority 11
Number of flats created by conversion in
1962:-
Private enterprise 47
Local Authority NIL
RENT ACT 1957.
This Act came into force on the 6th July, 1957, and in certain respects
modified the powers and duties of Local Authorities under the Rent Acts and
other enactments. Those Sections of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act 1954
relating to Certificates of Disrepair were repealed by the new Act which
provided for an entirely new procedure in connection with applications by
tenants for Certificates of Disrepair.
The following is a summary of the position on the 31st December, 1962:-
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair (Form I) 254
Applications withdrawn by applicants 14
Forms J sent to landlords 234
Undertakings given by landlords (Form K) 131
Certificates of Disrepair issued (Form L) 100
•Applications for Cancellation of Certificates of
Disrepair (Form M)95
Certificates of Disrepair cancelled 67
Number of visits made during 1962 in connection with the Rent Act
1957 - 40.