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Malden and Coombe 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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20.
Discretionary Grants.
| CONVERSIONS | IMPROVEMENTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of dwellings in respect of which formal applications were received during the year. | - | 14 |
| Applications approved during the year: | ||
| (a) Number of dwellings. | 1 | 10 |
| (b) Total grant approved. | £300 | £2,487 |
| Amount of grant paid during the year. | - | £1,099 |
RENT ACT. 1957
The following tables show the matters dealt with under the Act.
| Applications for Certificates of Disrepair. | |
| Number of applications for certificates | 10 |
| Number of decisions not to issue certificates | Nil. |
| Number of decisions to issue certificates - | |
| (a) in respect of some but not all defects | 7 |
| (b) in respect of all defects | 3 |
| Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | 7 |
| Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule | Nil. |
| Number of Certificates issued | 3 |
| Applications for cancellation of certificates. | |
| Applications by landlords to Local Authority for cancellation of certificates | |
| Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates | 2 |
| Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants' objection | 1 |
| Certificates cancelled by Local Authority | 5 |
| Applications by landlords or tenants for certificate as to the remedying of defects which landlord has undertaken to remedy. | |
| Certificates issued to landlords | 3 |
| Certificates issued to tenants | 1 |