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Sutton and Cheam 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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RENT ACT, 1957
This Act came into operation on the 6th July, 1957 and applies
primarily to privately owned property let unfurnished as separate dwellings,
but it also affects furnished lettings.
The main effect of the Act was to free from rent control houses and
flats with rateable values exceeding £40 in the Metropolitan Police District,
and the City of London, or over £30 elsewhere in England and Wales, and to
allow limited increases in the rents of houses and flats still under rent
control.
The following summary shews the number of applications received
for 'Certificates of Disrepair', and for the cancellation thereof during the
period 6th July, 1957 to 31st December, 1963.
(A) Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
| From 6. 7. 1957 to end of 1963 | 1963 only | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of applications received | 147 | 3 |
| Number of decisions not to issue certificates | – | – |
| Number of applications withdrawn | 12 | 1 |
| Number of decisions to issue certificates | 135 | 3 |
| (a) in respect of some, but not all defects | 106 | 2 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | 29 | 1 |
| Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule (Form K) | 76 | – |
| Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | 1 | – |
| Number of certificates of disrepair issued (one application withdrawn after service of Form J) | 1 58 | 2 |
| (B) Applications for Cancellation of Certificates | ||
| Number of applications received | 35 | 3 |
| Number of objections to cancellation received | 7 | 1 |
| Number of certificates cancelled (one pending at year end) | 28 | 1 |
| Number of objections to cancellation upheld | 6 | 1 |
| Number cancelled in spite of tenant's objection | 1 | – |
| Inspections | Number of written and verbal notices | Occupiers prosecuted |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 6 | – |