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HOUSING ACTS 1936 & 1957 SECTIONS 9 & 10 - WORK IN DEFAULT
Year
Number of Houses
Cost
£
s.
d.
1949
106
6,593
6
5
1950
77
4,035
8
5
1951
72
3,186
3
4
1952
47
2,445
1
9
1953
33
1 ,918
8
0
1954
30
1,347
4
2
1955
26
1,042
3
3
1956
19
489
10
8
1957
17
510
13
9
1958
8
527
1
6
1959
7
241
16
10
1960
9
543
9
10
1961
11
480
4
8
1962
5
756
10
6
1963
9
169
12
6
1964
7
716
2
1
Houses in Multiple Occupation
Inspection of houses in multiple occupation continued throughout the
year and enforcement action was initiated where premises were found to be
"below the standards approved by the Council. The Housing Act, 1 964
strengthened the control of houses in multiple occupation and enabled
concurrent action to be taken to secure additional amenities and to limit
the number of occupants.
No control orders were made during the year.
Improvement of Houses
For the first time local authorities are given power to require the
carrying out of works for the improvement of dwellings which rxro without
standard amenities. Part II of the Housing Act, 196b- provides for the
declaration of improvement areas where dwellings lack one or more of the
standard amenities and at least one half of them can be improved to the
full standard and remain available for use as dwellings for not less than
15 years.
The tenant of a dwelling not in such an area may also request the
local authority to require the owner to provide the standard amenities
which may be lacking in the house.
RENT ACT. 1957
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
Number of applications for certificates 5
Number of decisions not to issue certificates 1
Number of decisions to issue certificates
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 2
(b) in respect of all defects 2
Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 1
Number of undertakings refused by local
authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the
First Schedule -
Number of certificates issued 3
Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
Applications by landlords to local
authority for cancellations of certificates 3
Objections by tenants to cancellation of
certificates 1
Decisions by local authority to cancel in
spite of tenants' objections 1
Certificates cancelled by local authority 3