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Abatement of the 14 dwellings was effected in the following
manner: —
Provision of alternative accommodation by:—
Carshalton U.D.C. 3
London County Council 1
Other Local Authorities 1
Left district 1
Removal of one or more occupants 8
Of the 18 dwellings remaining overcrowded at the year end, 4 were
owned by the Carshalton Council, 10 by the London County Council and
4 were privately owned.
Slum Clearance and Demolition
The re-housing of the 21 families still in occupation at the end of
1959 in Clearance Area No. 14 (St. John's Road) was continued during
1960 and should be completed early in 1961.
In September representations were made to the Council in respect
of the following Clearance Areas:—
No. 10—Orchard Hill—involving 11 houses.
No. 24—Levett's Rents, Wrythe Lane—involving 9 houses.
In October a similar representation was made in respect of Area
No. 17 (Mill Lane) involving 8 houses.
The Council decided to proceed by way of a Compulsory Order
in respect of Area No. 10 (Orchard Hill) and by way of a demolition
order in respect of the other two.
Rent Act, 1957
The following details show the action which has been taken during
the year:—
Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
(1) Number of applications for certificates 1
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates Nil
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates: —
(a) in respect of some but not all defects Nil
(b) in respect of all defects 1
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 2
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule ... Nil
(6) Number of Certificates issued 1
Part II—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates.
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for
cellation of certificates 1
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates Nil
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objection Nil
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 1
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