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Hillingdon 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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at the end of 1970 in respect of the four Improvement Areas declared by the Borough is shown
below:
at the end of 1970 in respect of the four Improvement Areas declared by the Borough is shown below:
| Area No. | No. of houses lacking amenities in the area | No. improved | No. still to be improved | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner/ occupier | Tenants willing | Tenants unwilling | ||||
| 1 | 108 | 73 | 24 | 7 | 4 houses demolished | |
| 2 | 159 | 37 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 21 dwellings where it is not reasonably practicable to provide the amenities |
| 3 | 189 | 34 | 123 | 22 | 10 | |
| 4 | 158 | 40 | 62 | 28 | 28 | |
Number of: 1. Preliminary Notices served 37
2. Undertakings accepted —
3. Immediate Improvement Notices served 22
4. Suspended Notices served 14
5. Final Notices served —
6. Dwellings improved (a) full standard 15
(b) reduced standard —
7. Dwellings improved by Local Authority in default:
(a) full standard —
(b) reduced standard —
DWELLINGS OUTSIDE IMPROVEMENT AREAS, SECTION 19,
HOUSING ACT, 1964
Whereas under Section 13-18 of the Housing Act, 1964 action to secure the improvement
of dwellings within improvement areas is initiated by the Council's declaration of an improvement
area, the powers of Section 19 can only be initiated by the occupying tenant of a dwelling which:
(a) is outside an improvement area at the date representation is made;
(b) is not a dwelling in a tenement block;
(c) is lacking one or more of the standard amenities.
If a written representation is received from a tenant requesting the Council to use its powers
under Section 19, the Council must notify the owner of the representation. The procedure for
securing the improvement of a tenanted dwelling involves the service of a preliminary notice
inviting the owner and tenant and other interested parties to a meeting to discuss the proposals
and to hear objections or consider counter proposals. This is followed by the service of an immediate
improvement notice requesting the owner to provide the missing standard amenities within
twelve months. An owner who is under an obligation to incur the cost of carrying out improvements
in compliance with an immediate notice has the right to serve a purchase notice on the Council
within six months of the operative date of the notice. On receipt of such a purchase notice the
Council are deemed to be authorised to acquire compulsorily the interest in the property of the
person who served the notice. Tenants are advised by the inspectorate on these procedures when
they are involved with houses lacking amenities.
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