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Three houses, 8 Woodbine Place, 45 Horn Lane and 55 Globe
Road, were represented as individual unfit houses not capable of
repair at reasonable expense. As these houses are semi-detached,
action on them was delayed whilst inspections were made of the
adjoining properties. The attached properties, 9 Woodbine Place,
43 Horn Lane and 57 Globe Road were similarly represented during
Referring to the details set out in the 1956 report concerning 15
Victoria Road and 7 and 9 Voluntary Place, it can now be recorded
that the owners applied in December, 1957 for the demolition orders
to be reviewed so that the houses could be renovated. The owners
were to submit specifications at a later date.
Rent Act, 1957
This Act largely superseded the Housing Repairs and Rents Act,
1954, dealing to a considerable extent with the increase of rents and
provisions whereby this is possible. To be able to increase a rent
a landlord must comply with the Act and its Regulations in which
various forms and certificates must be used. I give below details of
the action taken by this Department in this connection since the
inception of the Act in July, 1957 to the end of the year.
Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
1. Number of applications for certificates (Form I) 46
2. Number of decisions not to issue certificates 1
3. Number of decisions to issue certificates (Form J) 45
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 36
(b) In respect of all defects 9
4. Number of undertaking given by landlord (Form K) 24
5. Number of undertakings refused by local authority Nil
6. Number of certificates issued (Form L) 11
Part II —Applications for cancellation of Certificates
7. Applications by landlords to local authority for cancellation
of certificates (Form M) 2
8. Objections by tenants to cancellations of certificates Nil
9. Decisions by local authority to cancel in spite of tenant's
objection Nil
10. Certificates cancelled by local authority 2
Overcrowding
One case of overcrowding was dealt with by the Council rehousing
the family. Initially the family abated the overcrowding for a period
by sleeping out two children, but this unsatisfactory position has
now been resolved.
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