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SECTION 90 (Overcrowding in houses let in lodgings). Nine notices were
served under this section in respect of the following premises and the position
at the end of the year was as indicated:-
33 Alkham Road - All but one of the six families had vacated the
premises, the one remaining had been granted
security of tenure by the Rent Tribunal.
51 Alvington Crescent - No action taken by the owner to comply with the
notice. (Legal proceedings instituted in 1961).
92 Brooke Road - Premises entirely vacated.
54 Cazenove Road - Notice unexpired.
13 Cecilia Road - The one tenant living in overcrowded conditions was
granted security of tenure by Rent Tribunal.
18 De Beauvoir Square - No action taken by the owner to comply with the
notice (Legal proceedings instituted in 1961).
3 Pountayne Road Notice unexpired.
39 Kenninghall Road Notice unexpired (Overcrowding abated in 1961).
2 Sydner Road - Notice unexpired.
Part V
(Provision of housing accommodation)
New dwellings completed by the Borough Council in 1960 445
New dwellings under construction at the end of the year 529
Number of temporary hutments and bungalows remaining in use at the
end of the year „ 145
Number of families occupying requisitioned property at end of year Nil
Number of family units in property purchased by the Borough Council 895
Number of new dwellings completed by the London County Council 84
Number of units under construction at the end of the year 198
Housing Applications
Number of applicants on the Borough Council's Housing Department's
register at the end of the year 5,334
New applicants added to the register 848
Number of families on the Borough Council's register rehoused
(including transfer to other accommodation and mutual exchanges
between tenants) 1,013
Number of families rehoused by the London County Council 499
HOUSING (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 1958
SECTION 43 (Power of local authori ties to make advances). Applications
for advances for the purpose of house purchase were granted by the Council in
196 instances.
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT, 1947
Twenty-one objections by the Borough Council to applications for planning
permission for development involving dwelling houses being used other than as
dwellings were supported by the London County Council. All three of the
appeals dealt with by the Minister of Housing and Local Government were upheld
RENT ACT, 1957
In my Report for 1959 I referred to the downward trend in the number
of applications for certificates of disrepair received during the year, as
compared with the previous year. The year under review showed a still further