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Although in the main the work called for on Statutory
Notices was carried out by owners, in three cases, the owners
failed to carry out their obligations and it became necessary for
the Local Authority to do the work in default.
Details of these cases are as follows:—
Premises Act and Section Cost of work carried
out in default
1, la, 2, 2a, Evelyn Housing Act 1936, Sec. 9 £118 0s. 0d.
Mansions
1/2 York Villas do £119 10s. 0d.
242, Sandycombe Road do £28 5s. 6d.
COMPLAINTS
The average number of complaints received by the Department
annually before the War was 500: the figure from the
1st January to 31st December 1946 was 1,153.
This greatly increased number served to indicate the extreme
difficulty being encountered today in getting building repairs
carried out. The underlying reasons are on the one hand shortage
of labour and materials, and on the other, the limit of expenditure
permitted except where the property is one covered by a building
licence.
The complaints received during the year have been classified
and are set out below:—
Defective sinks 22
Defective drains 76
Leaking pipes 32