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HOUSING
HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954
In the Annual Report for 1954, it was stated that a preliminary survey had
been started in the Borough on the inspection of houses for designation as slums
under the slum clearance provisions of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954.,
This survey was completed early in 1955, and the following is an extract from the
return submitted to the Minister of Housing and Local Government as required by
Section 1 of the Act, which sets out the number of houses in the district which
appear to be unfit for human habitation and liable to demolition
1„ Total number of permanent houses in the area 15,654
2, Estimated number of houses unfit 659
Action to be taken in first 5 years
Number of houses to be demolished:-
(a) Individual houses 41
(b) Houses in Clearance Areas 395
Total houses to be demolished 436
(c) Number of houses to be retained for
temporary accommodation . 223
The above figures show that 4.2% of the number of houses in the borough
are estimated to be unfit.
It is interesting to record that from the summary of returns submitted by
local authorities throughout England and Wales, 2½% of the houses in the London
County Council area were estimated to be unfit, and 6½% in the whole of England
and Wales.
10 applications for Certificates of Disrepair under the above Act were
made during the year and 10 certificates were issued
3 applications were received from owners for the revocation of Certificates
of Disrepair 2 were granted and 1 refused
Grants for Improvements and Conversions
The Borough Engineer and Surveyor has supplied the following information
regarding works carried out by owners for the improvement or conversion of houses
and to whom grants have been authorised by the Council in accordance with the
provisions of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act 1954.
Property Improvement or Conversion
51, New Road, Brentford Extension to premises to form a bathroom
69, Wavendon Avenue, Chiswick. Conversion into two flats.
16, Pyrmont Road, Chiswick. Conversion of third bedroom into bathroom.
23, Sutherland Road, Chiswick. ditto
27, Sutherland Road, Chiswick. ditto
50, Duke Road, Chiswick. ditto
33, Swanscombe Road. Chiswick. ditto
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