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HOUSING APPLICATIONS
Number of applicants on the Borough Council's Housing Department's
register at the end of the year 5,957
New applicants added to the Register 1,036
Number of families on the Borough Council's Register rehoused
(including transfer to other accommodation and mutual exchange
between tenants) 656
Number of families rehoused by the London County Council 528
HOUSING ACT, 1961
SECTION 12 (Power to apply management code to houses in multiple occupation).
Following the inspection of seven houses which were considered to be in an
unsatisfactory state in consequence of failure to maintain proper standards of
management, the Council decided to make Management Orders in respect of the
seven houses. This brings the total of Management Orders made to 13.
SECTION 19 (Directions to prevent or remedy a state of affairs calling for:
the service of Notices under Section 15 of the Housing Act, 1961, in respect
of houses in multiple occupation). A total of 289 houses occupied by more
than one family were inspected, and in 258 instances action leading to the
giving of a Direction was taken. The position at the end of the year with
regard to these houses was as follows:-
Number of houses inspected 692
Number of houses in respect of which the giving of a Direction was
approved 634
Number of houses where further investigation revealed that action
under Section 19 was not necessary 58
Number of Notices of Intention to give a Direction served 589
Number of Directions given and served 556
RENT ACT, 1957
The action taken under this Act during the year is summarised in the
following table:-
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR
OR
CANCELLATION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES
(1) Certificates of Disrepair
Number of applications received (Form I) 5 (661)
Number of notices to landlords of proposal to issue Certificates
of Disrepair (Form J) 5 (639)
Number of undertakings to remedy defects given by landlords
(Form K) 3 (380)
Number of undertakings accepted 3 (363)
Number of undertakings refused ( 17)
Number of certificates of disrepair issued (Form L) 2 (233)
Number orf applications refused 1 ( 50)
Number o'f applications withdrawn ( 14)
(2) Cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair
Number of applications received (Form M) 5 (230)
Number of such applications relating to certificates issued
under the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954 2 ( 91)
Number of notices of proposal to cancel Certificates of
disrepair sent to tenants (Form N) 5 (230)
Number of objections received ( 86)
Number of objections deemed to be justified ( 65)
Number of objections deemed to be not justified ( 21)
Number of certificates CANCELLED 5 (165)
Number of applications for cancellation refused ( 65)