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5th A p r i l , 1968
CABINET
T H E O L D E R HOUSES ( E N G L A N D A N D W A L E S ) ;
D R A F T """HITS P A P E R
M e m o r a n d u m by the M i n i s t e r of Housing and L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t
and the S e c r e t a r y of State f o r W a l e s
We attach a draft White P a p e r on the o l d e r houses which has
been r e v i s e d in the light of the d i s c u s s i o n in the M i n i s t e r i a l
Committee on Housing.
2.
The C h a n c e l l o r of the E x c h e q u e r has now a c c e p t e d our p r o p o s a l s
for the f i g u r e s on old and new housing which should g o into the P u b l i c
Expenditure S u r v e y , though without c o m m i t m e n t , of c o u r s e , on the
programme to be f i n a l l y s e t t l e d .
The White P a p e r w i l l not p r e j u d i c e
that s e t t l e m e n t .
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The L o r d P r e s i d e n t has said that there is no need to bring the
draft before the H o m e P u b l i c i t y C o m m i t t e e b e f o r e it c o m e s to the
Cabinet.
4.
Subject to these points w e w e r e invited by the Housing C o m m i t t e e
to bring the d r a f t to the Cabinet as soon as p o s s i b l e .
5.
A s u m m a r y of the p r o p s a l s w i l l be found i m m e d i a t e l y b e f o r e the
statistical appendix to the White P a p e r .
T h e r e a r e two points to
which we should d r a w attention.
6.
P a r a g r a p h s 30 to 37 contain p r o p o s a l s f o r i n c r e a s e s in r e n t s
where tenanted p r o p e r t y is i m p r o v e d and put into good r e p a i r .
For
houses subject to rent c o n t r o l , w e p r o p o s e that the f a i r r e n t p r o v i s i o n s
of the P.enc A c t , 1965, should apply once houses h a v e been i m p r o v e d
with out without g r a n t ) and r e p a i r e d .
A l a r g e p r o p o r t i o n of houses
lacking a m e n i t i e s or needing e x t e n s i v e r e p a i r a r e tenanted.
Y7ifchout
the incentive of a h i g h e r r e t u r n , w e cannot hope to g e t landlords to put
these houses into good condition.
We p r o p o s e that the resultant rent
increases should be phased o v e r a p e r i o d of y e a r s s o that tenants w i l l
not be faced with steep i n c r e a s e s .
7.
P a r a g r a p h s 44 to 51 include p r o p o s a l s f o r i m p r o v i n g the compensation p r o v i s i o n s f o r unfit houses subject to s l u m c l e a r a n c e . The principal p r o p o s a l is that m o s t o w n e r - o c c u p i e r s should, in e f f e c t , be paid m a r k e t value when their houses a r e bought f o r c l e a r a n c e . There i s a g r o w i n g sense of injustice among o w n e r - o c c u p i e r s about the -1­
present c o d e , v/hich l i m i t s compensation to site v a l u e , with, some
supplements.
Many of them bought their houses when it w a s i m p o s s i b l e
to get anything b e t t e r .
Many l o c a l authorities consider the p r e s e n t code
unfair to o w n e r - o c c u p i e r s and this makes them reluctant to tackle slum
areas with a high p r o p o r t i o n of o w n e r - o c c u p i e r h o u s e s .
8.
W e d o not p r o p o s e to extend this c o n c e s s i o n to l a n d l o r d s .
Landlords a r e not, like o w n e r - o c c u p i e r s , losing their h o m e s ; and the
gap between site and m a r k e t values is g e n e r a l l y f a r l e s s f o r tenanted
than f o r o w n e r - o c c u p i e d h o u s e s .
But those who have maintained their
properties w i l l benefit f r o m our p r o p o s a l s in paragraph 51.
W e think
it important to publish these p r o p o s a l s as part of our g e n e r a l plan f o r
dealing with older h o u s e s .
That makes it n e c e s s a r y to date the
entitlement to the new compensation f r o m the White P a p e r ; this w i l l
avoid causing hardship to p e o p l e whose h o m e s a r e bought f o r c l e a r a n c e
between now and the enactment of the l e g i s l a t i o n and d i s c o u r a g i n g l o c a l
authorities f r o m p r e s s i n g on with slum c l e a r a n c e in the m e a n t i m e .
9,
K the draft White P a p e r is a p p r o v e d , it w i l l be published on or
about 23rd A p r i l .
A.G.
C.H.
Ministry of Housing and L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t , S. W . 1 ,
5th A p r i l , 1968
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NSW
HOMES
FROM
I.
OLD
HOUSES
Introduction
Since t h e war t h e f i r s t
aims of housing p o l i c y have b e e n t o
nrovide enough houses t o overcome the s h o r t a g e ,
t o keep up w i t h
the growing number o f households and, s i n c e 1955?
forS
t of the o l d e r h o u s e s .
to r e p l a c e
the
At the same time house owners and
local a u t h o r i t i e s have b e e n encouraged b y s u b s i d i e s and o t h e r means
to carry out improvements.
been l e f t t o i n d i v i d u a l
How, as the r e s u l t
of
the last few y e a r s ,
it
But f o r
initiative,
the most p a r t improvement has
and the r e s u l t s have b e e n patchy.
the very l a r g e
i s possible
emphasis of the housing e f f o r t ,
increase in house-building
to plan f o r
a shift
so t h a t a g r e a t e r
in
i n the
share o f
resources should g o t o t h e improvement o f o l d e r h o u s e s .
the
The need
for large new h o u s e b u i l d i n g programmes w i l l remain f o r many y e a r s
ahead.
But t h e b a l a n c e o f need b e t w e e n new h o u s e b u i l d i n g and
improvement i s now c h a n g i n g , so t h e r e must b e a c o r r e s p o n d i n g
change in the emphasis o f the l o c a l a u t h o r i t y housing programmes.
2.
How can t h i s be brought about?
Some new f a c t s have come t o
light, some o l d f a c t s have been b e t t e r u n d e r s t o o d ,
some powers and
grants which were adequate when they were i n t r o d u c e d a r e no l o n g e r
adequate.
Local a u t h o r i t i e s '
powers t o b r i n g about t h e
improvement
of single houses and of whole a r e a s o f houses a r e cumbersome and
inflexible;
some a s p e c t s of the p r e s e n t
standing in the way o f improvement
be adjusted i f
3-
of
control of rents
older houses.
the change d e s c r i b e d above i s t o be
This White Paper
All
are
t h i s must
achieved.
s e t s out, t h e s e m a t t e r s i n more d e t a i l ,
and
says what changes i n p o l i c y and law i n England and Wales t h e
Government p r o p o s e .
II.
Knowledge
Until 1967 the Government had to r e l y upon l o c a l
r
authorities'
" estimates o f the number o f slums i n t h e i r a r e a s .
Some o f
estimates were r a t h e r rough, and d i f f e r e n t
naturally
G
n
Pplied d i f f e r e n t
a
Can
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ded
o
u
t
Wales.
a
s a m
standards.
Ple
authorities
E a r l y i n 1967 the Government
survey of
/
r
itself
the c o n d i t i o n of houses i n England
The s u r v e y showed that t h e r e were more u n f i t
k.
these
ma p.
west,
aa
k arararaA
H
h
houses
and
'
laud more sub-standard houses than had heen known b e f o r e , and they ysvere
so much c o n c e n t r a t e d as had "been b e l i e v e d b e f o r e , but more
spread out,
filings,
We now know t h a t
(1)
o f v/hich 1 .1
v
1
t h e r e are p r o b a b l y i.Q
C1)
K
'million
m i l l i o n are l i k e l y t o have t o b e
lith in c l e a r a n c e a r e a s .
w-eare
unfit
dealt
The remaining 700,000 w i l l have t o b e
dealt with i n d i v i d u a l l y .
A l t h o u g h n e a r l y a l l of t h e s e need
(2)
repairs c o s t i n g £125 or more,
some o f them w i l l b e worth
(1 )
saving and i m p r o v i n g .
Of t h e 1 3 . 9
m i l l i o n or s o d w e l l i n g s
(2)
ihich are not u n f i t , some 3 * 7
m i l l i o n need r e p a i r s c o s t i n g £125
(1)
or more and some 2 3
m i l l i o n l a c k one or more o f t h e f o l l o w i n g ­
an indoor l a v a t o r y , a f i x e d b a t h , a wash b a s i n , and a h o t and c o l d
a
(3)
later system.
are not u n f i t
Altogether,
about k*5
m i l l i o n d w e l l i n g s which
r e q u i r e e i t h e r £125 or more spent on r e p a i r s ,
one or more b a s i c a m e n i t i e s ,
or b o t h .
More d e t a i l s o f the
results are p u b l i s h e d i n the Appendix, many o f them f o r t h e
or l a c k
survey
first
time.
),
In order t o keep t h i s knowledge up t o d a t e and t o p r o v i d e
local a u t h o r i t i e s w i t h a s t a r t i n g p o i n t f o r
the e x e r c i s e o f
improved powers and the deployment of the i n c r e a s e d g r a n t s
the
outlined
below, the Government p r o p o s e to l a y upon them the duty, when
surveying the c o n d i t i o n of housing i n t h e i r a r e a s ,
of
considering
not only the need t o p r o v i d e new houses, but a l s o what needs t o b e
tone about t h o s e which a r e
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unsatisfactory.
The General
The r e s u l t s o f the survey demonstrate the need f o r a new d e a l
for our o l d e r housing a r e a s .
o a s i c
lack
of
n e c e s s i t i e s l i k e h o t w a t e r and b a t h s , a r e not l i m i t e d
to
anyone part o f t h e c o u n t r y ,
nouses o f p a r t i c u l a r t e n u r e .
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Policy
Appendix T a b l e 1 .
' ) Appendix T a b l e 1 2 .
2
Appendix T a b l e 1k.
Bad housing,
disrepair,
or t o the b i g c i t i e s
and towns, or
T r u e , c o n d i t i o n s a r e worse i n the
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to
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t h
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than e l s e w h e r e :
242
and worse i n p r i v a t e l y
l e t houses than i n
ner-occupied houses or l o c a l a u t h o r i t y houses.
^ the country and i n a l l kinds o f
any poople l i v i n g
i n had c o n d i t i o n s ,
i s simply that much more
the u n f i t
houses t h a t
ones.
The Government l o o k t o l o c a l housing a u t h o r i t i e s
win instruments o f
this policy
in their areas.
useful r o l e f o r housing a s s o c i a t i o n s ,
and
The p o l i c y behind
should now he done y e a r by year t o improve and r e p a i r
v
too
and without the comfort
l e g i s l a t i v e changes now put f o r w a r d
can be improved and t o g e t r i d o f
parts
accommodation t h e r e a r e f a r
convenience t h e y ought to have i n t h e i r homes.
a e
But i n a l l
to b e the
There w i l l be a
which have a l r e a d y done v e r y
good work i n some a r e a s .
Much t o o w i l l depend on t h e
of owners and r e s i d e n t s .
But t h e l o c a l
co-operation
a u t h o r i t i e s must take
lead and d r i v e the p o l i c y f o r w a r d i n each town and d i s t r i c t .
Bill need b e t t e r pov/ers, b e t t e r
arrangements.
But above a l l ,
t e c h n i q u e s and b e t t e r
occasion f o r
the
t h i s new
and not merely as a s e r i e s of t e c h n i c a l
The d i f f e r e n c e s between l o c a l
great:
financial
t h e Government hope t h a t
proposed l e g i s l a t i o n w i l l b e taken as the
8.
They
each a u t h o r i t y w i l l need t o make
up its mind t o s e c u r e r e s u l t s :
effort to b e g i n ,
authorities'
changes.
a r e a s are
very
t h i s means t h a t the powers and methods used must b e
It also means that
their d i f f e r e n t
local
the
a u t h o r i t y programmes w i l l have t o
n e e d s , w i t h i n the b a l a n c e o f the t o t a l
flexible.
reflect
national
programme of e x p e n d i t u r e on new and o l d e r h o u s e s .
5*
Academic s t u d i e s have shown ways o f
immediate replacement
t o the cost o f
replacement a c c o r d i n g
to the " l i f e "
Prevailing i n t e r e s t
r e l a t i n g the cost
improvement w i t h
of
deferred
improved p r o p e r t y ,
r a t e s , and o t h e r f a c t o r s .
of
Practical
the
studies
ave shown the c o m p a r a t i v e c o s t s o f r e d e v e l o p i n g and i m p r o v i n g
fl
musing areas, and have brought out t h e d i f f i c u l t y
enefits as r i g o r o u s l y as c o s t s .
pursued f u r t h e r
ce
lo
lions o f f a m i l i e s
S t u d i e s on t h e s e l i n e s need t o
But no f u r t h e r study i s needed t o p r o v e
i n t h i s country a r e g o i n g t o be l i v i n g
^satisfactory houses f o r
- orts are made.
comparing
t o inform the t h i n k i n g o f b o t h Government and
cal a u t h o r i t i e s .
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of
And i t
at l e a s t
that
in
a n o t h e r t w e n t y y e a r s u n l e s s new
i s already clear
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that the p r e s e n t
/
grant
limits
its do not r e f l e c t
the maximum which i t may b e worth w h i l e
r.d on improvement.
I n many o t h e r c a s e s , improvement a t much ess than maximum c o s t w i l l make a g r e a t d i f f e r e n c e
.i convenience of
r
the p e o p l e l i v i n g
t o the
comfort i n t h e house.
i, In r e v i e w i n g the p o l i c y and l e g i s l a t i o n o v e r the l a s t
rs the Government have r e c e i v e d t h e r e p o r t of a
ea
fMrs. Evelyn D e n i n g t o n ,
This
called
11
three
sub-committee
f the Central Housing A d v i s o r y Committee, under the
a c t i o n "
chairmanship
Cagr^oldeig homes - a c a l l
a d v i s e d on a g e n e r a l
for
approach to slums and
The M i n i s t r y o f Housing and L o c a l Government
E p r o v e m e n t .
'^2SS^t^hJil^I.
to
i n September, 1 966.
r i s i b i l i t i e s o f a r e a improvement
-hon a p i l o t scheme o f
published
T h i s i s a study of
in a part of Rochdale,
the
and s i n c e
improvement conducted j o i n t l y b y the
iinistry and the Rochdale County Borough C o u n c i l has been g o i n g
forward in D e e p l i s h .
The Government have a l s o b e n e f i t e d
Pulham and H a l l i w e l l R e p o r t s on t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s
enterprise i n the comprehensive redevelopment
of o l d
from
for
private
residential
areas in Pulham and B o l t o n p u b l i s h e d b y the Taylor' Wcodrow Group
sM Hallmark S e c u r i t i e s L i m i t e d
IV.
respectively.
Improvement and R e p a i r Powers and procedure I. The Government want l o c a l
authorities
to d i r e c t
their
efforts in f u t u r e t o the improvement o f whole a r e a s , n o t
individual houses -
though g r a n t s f o r
just
improving i n d i v i d u a l houses
Ml be continued and w i l l be used i n area improvement.
in Part I I
cumbersome i n p r a c t i c e .
a n
The powers
of the Housing A c t - 1 96I4., do not r e a l l y e n a b l e an
authority t o improve an area as a w h o l e ;
em
main
and they have been found
The Government propose t h e r e f o r e
to
repeal
d to put i n t h e i r p l a c e a p r o c e d u r e and powers on the Allowing lines,, 1?
! i i
T
Local a u t h o r i t i e s should have power to d e c l a r e
improvement A r e a s .
General
The aim i n t h e s e a r e a s would b e t o h e l p and
Persuade owners to improve t h e i r h o u s e s , and to h e l p them a l s o b y
proving the environment.
A u t h o r i t i e s would b e a b l e t o buy land
, d buildings and c a r r y out work f o r t h i s purpose.
J
E l
cuss k
fi enr-a n
A
is
They would
/ also
f
i n have power t o "buy houses f o r
... any bouses which were u n f i t
Movement of
and which s t o o d i n the way o f
the
the whole a r e a .
The success of
;
improvement and c o n v e r s i o n and t o
area improvement w i l l depend on l o c a l
-gorities s e c u r i n g the c o - o p e r a t i o n of h o u s e h o l d e r s i n
iP houses w i t h g r a n t s .
improving
I n the Government's v i e w the v o l u n t a r y
8
rlnciple must b e the g u i l d i n g one, and although powers of
-pulsory purchase would b e a v a i l a b l e f o r
us
ed only i n the l a s t r e s o r t .
It
improvement they
is essential
-d needs o f p e o p l e i n the a r e a should be f u l l y
It the a u t h o r i t y ' s plans f o r
it
considered,
submitted to the M i n i s t e r o r S e c r e t a r y
explained,
it
should b e
of S t a t e f o r
and c o n s u l t a t i o n ;
flexibility i n t h e a u t h o r i t y ' s p l a n s .
i n q u i r y and
of
approach
t h e r e must be
The time f o r
inquiry would be l a t e r when an i n d i v i d u a l ' s
the
formally
What i s needed at t h i s s t a g e i s i n f o r m a l i t y
and good p u b l i c r e l a t i o n s
and
i s not proposed t h a t
declaration of the area and the p l a n s f o r
approval.
t h a t the wishes
the area should bo f u l l y
sor this reason, and t o a v o i d d e l a y ,
should
appeal and
i n t e r e s t s were
affected.
And the b e t t e r t h e e x p l a n a t i o n and c o n s u l t a t i o n the l e s s o f t e n
will
this have t o happen.
Ijjj Local a u t h o r i t i e s should b e a b l e to h e l p owners i n many ways
adit i s proposed t o extend t h e i r powers o f d o i n g s o .
For
instance, the Government propose t o e n a b l e them t o a c t as a g e n t s
for the owner i n any matter r e l a t i n g
t o improvement,
whers may not know how to sot about
it,
s i n c e many
o. In s u i t a b l e cases where an owner needs a l o a n as w e l l as a
grant, but could not a f f o r d
during h i s occupancy,
to r e p a y the p r i n c i p a l f o r
t h e Government propose that
authority should be a b l e t o
the
only,
the
ing secured on the p r o p e r t y and r e c o v e r e d l a t e r
on.
Cy
uan S0II
charge i n t e r e s t
a period,
local
principal
Authorities
ietimes h e l p g r e a t l y b y p r o v i d i n g temporary rehousing
during
Movement, but t h i s does not need any new powers.
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Whole areas and s t r e e t s
cannot b e brought up to proper
^ndards unless something can be done f o r the environment,
/
opposed
as
, secl to the i n t e r i o r s ,
c0
of
the houses.
. exist are not easy t o a p p l y ,
and no g r a n t
;
:
,
rrove
A t present
i s payable f o r
ment o f anything e x c e p t the houses t h e m s e l v e s
inversion i n t o f l a t s .
This creates d i f f i c u l t y
rfuhority i n p r o v i d i n g c h i l d r e n ' s p l a y s p a c e s ,
- planting t r e e s ,
r
or r e g u l a t i n g tho t r a f f i c
-aople who l i v e t h e r e .
for
and f o r
the
their
local
or p a r k i n g
for
the
spaces,
the good o f
the
These purposes would b e i n c l u d e d i n the
joncept of " i m p r o v i n g the a r e a " ,
-reude a coherent set
such powers
and the Government propose
o f powers f o r
acquire land and b u i l d i n g s .
to
them, i n c l u d i n g powers
to
The Government a l s o propose an
exchequer g r a n t o f 5Cfi on approved e x p e n d i t u r e on works and the
purchase of land f o r i m p r o v i n g the environment o f an a r e a ,
the
;:ant-aided e x p e n d i t u r e t o be l i m i t e d to £100 per house i n the
area.
foairs
\], The 1967 sample survey showed that t h e r e are n e a r l y h i
sellings i n the country
(not
million
i n c l u d i n g t h o s e l i k e l y t o b e i n slum
dearance a r e a s ) which need £125 or more spent on r e p a i r .
The
Government propose that
the
the powers o f a u t h o r i t i e s t o s e c u r e
repair of houses should b e e x e r c i s e a b l e n o t o n l y as at p r e s e n t
the house has become u n f i t , but wherever t h e r e i s s e r i o u s
where
disrepair,
and that the work r e g u i r e d should b e what i s r e a s o n a b l e
having
I regard to the a g e , c h a r a c t e r and l o c a t i o n of the h o u s e .
This
per should b e o f use not o n l y i n g e t t i n g houses r e p a i r e d but
in
&surtng that an area which has been brought up t o a good s t a t e
improvement i s not a l l o w e d t o f a l l
i n t o decay a g a i n
of
afterwards,
^sijig^and, p l a n n i n g
i8,
T h e
s e l e c t i o n o f improvement a r e a s and the a c t i o n taken
in
-em can be important e l e m e n t s i n the t o t a l p l a n n i n g o f the town.
j
*
nere
should t h e r e f o r e b e c l o s e c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h the
wanning a u t h o r i t y ( i n many cases i t
- hat housing and p l a n n i n g p o l i c i e s
0
* j-cy of urban r e n e w a l .
g - * i c h people a r e
r
w i l l b e the same a u t h o r i t y )
can b e i n t e g r a t e d i n a
But i n u s i n g t h e s e powers l o c a l
- horities w i l l take as t h e i r
u
local
starting point
the housing
living.
/
19.
The
total
housing
conditions
included i n the Town and Country Planning B i l l
i P l i a m e n t ,
will
o f t e n be r e l e v a n t .
I t w i l l be f o r
now b e f o r e
the
local
aiming a u t h o r i t y t o c o n s i d e r in c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h the housing
thorlty
8as
;
which, improvement a r e a s should be i d e n t i f i e d as a c t i o n
the s i z e and importance of
joposed w i l l be r e l e v a n t
factors,
the a r e a ,
and the amount of
change
[rants? I, With these new or extended powers and more i n f o r m a l and
rocodures must go i n c r e a s e s
in the grant l i m i t s i f house
gprdvements are to run at a h i g h e r
flexible and area level. I, Since 19h-9 l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s have been able t o pay g r a n t s
d:
Bdiise
aid
.
'
owners w i l l i n g
" S i n c e
:;f
;
to to improve t h e i r houses t o c e r t a i n
standards, 1959 they have been bound t o pay g r a n t s to house owners fto claimed them i n i n s t a l l i n g the " b a s i c a m e n i t i e s "
i n t h e i r houses.
m first type i s c a l l e d a d i s c r e t i o n a r y g r a n t , the second type a
standard g r a n t .
Grants a r e 50% o f the
the local a u t h o r i t y r e c o v e r s
c
o
s
t
o f the work,
of which
t h r e e - q u a r t e r s from the Exchequer.
For improving c o u n c i l houses, l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s g e t
itheir c o s t s back from the Exchequer.
three-eighths
A t p r e s e n t , normal
for d i s c r e t i o n a r y g r a n t s are £kOO, and f o r
limits
standard g r a n t s £155.
122. The numbers of d i s c r e t i o n a r y and standard g r a n t s approved
in
England and Wales i n the l a s t few y e a r s a r e as f o l l o w s : -
Discretionary
Standard
Total
1960
d8,013
82,819
130,832
1961
h7,9h5
79,831
127,776
1962
41,768
68,738
110,506
1963
h2,70l
77,278
119,979
196d
h5,050
76,635
121,685
1965
do,100
82,893
122,993
1966
39,960
67,760
107,720
1967
k6,6o6
-/ft of grants were made t o o w n e r - o c c u p i e r s ,
^ 22% to other
owners.
66,536
113,1h2
29% t o l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s
,, d i s c r e t i o n a r y Grant l i m i t s
.1
"
The minimum e s t i m a t e d c o s t t o a t t r a c t g r a n t a t a l l w i l l
T t e £ 1 0 0 .
continue
The normal maximum l e v e l of d i s c r e t i o n a r y g r a n t
raised from £ h , 0 0 t o £ 1 , 0 0 0 .
The maximum g r a n t f o r
the
will
conversion
fa house of t h r e e or more s t o r e y s , which i s at p r e s e n t £ 5 0 0
jcn
ngsc
f i a t o b t a i n e d , w i l l b e r a i s e d t o £1 , 2 0 0
for
each f l a t
for
obtained,
n o t o n l y i n c r e a s e s i n p r i c e s s i n c e 1 95U b u t
increases r e f l e c t
i Government' s v i e w o f what i t
may i n c e r t a i n c a s e s be worth w h i l e
S
-spend on improving or c o n v e r t i n g a house.
\, The Government a l s o propose t h a t
it
should i n f u t u r e be made
ossicle to i n c l u d e i n g r a n t - a i d e d improvement some items
structural r e p a i r or
of
replacement.
Saw: Standar d. Grant i: Limi t s
25. The d i s c r e t i o n a r y g r a n t ,
k b ceiling, w i l l
with i t s g r e a t e r f l e x i b i l i t y
o b v i o u s l y b e the p r e f e r r e d
General Improvement A r e a s , but t h e r e w i l l
outside these a r e a s ,
have the r i g h t ,
and
its
instrument f o r use
in
s t i l l be many h o u s e h o l d e r s
and perhaps a l s o w i t h i n them, who wish,
and
t o improve t h e i r houses by simply i n s t a l l i n g
the
tasic a m e n i t i e s " .
!
S i n c e the p r e s e n t maximum o f £155 was
established f o r t h e standard g r a n t ( 1 9 5 9 ) , c o s t s i n the b u i l d i n g
Industry have r i s e n .
The Government now take the v i e w t h a t i n the
age of the r e f r i g e r a t o r
a v e n t i l a t e d f o o d s t o r e i s no l o n g e r a
"basic amenity" which should b e i n s i s t e d upon;
' au,
is.
The Government propose t h e r e f o r e
a sink,
on the
t h a t the c e i l i n g
should b e r a i s e d t o £ 2 0 0 ,
toe standard improvement grant
Maximum Grant
Basic Amenity
Bath *e
e *
Wash-hand b a s i n . . .
Hot and c o l d w a t e r t o b a t h
Hot and cold water t o wash­
hand b a s i n
Hot and c o l d water t o s i n k
W. C . . . .
..
00*
*vs
a o a
Pood S t o r e . .
0 0 m
m m
0 9 m
Sink
...
4
a
o v a
o
e o
*
w m
Proposed £
£
25
5
35
30
10
k5 15
25
2 0
3 0
50
ko
10
­
-
15
200
155
/
for
and t h a t
fee individual g r a n t l i m i t s should b e v a r i e d as f o l l o w s :
Now
other
Waiving
of
conditions
In o r d e r t o meet t h e g r e a t v a r i e t y
jiost u s e f u l
i n each c a s e ,
o f needs with the h e l p that
t h e Government t h i n k that
local
[jithorities should have power t o w a i v e some o f tho e x i s t i n g
tjons for g r a n t ,
in particular
cases s u b j e c t
to general
riven by the M i n i s t e r o r S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e .
conditions r e l a t i n g t o t h e " l i f e "
condi­
directions
These i n c l u d e the
o f houses t o b e improved;
standard o f improvement t o b e a t t a i n e d ;
t h e requirement
the
that
all
the missing " b a s i c a m e n i t i e s " must be p r o v i d e d a t once i f a
standard g r a n t i s t o be p a i d ;
and the r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t
grant
cannot be p a i d i f t h e work has been begun b e f o r e the o w n e r ' s
application f o r g r a n t s has been approved.
Tm
i e Limit
I],
On the other hand a u t h o r i t i e s should have power t o impose a
time-limit w i t h i n which any work approved f o r g r a n t must b e done.
Inquisition f o r C o n v e r s i o n o r Improvement
3. Housing A s s o c i a t i o n s , whose r o l e
hope to see expand, a t p r e s e n t
authorities i n t h i s f i e l d ;
i n improvements the Government
e n j o y one advantage o v e r
local
under t h e Housing S u b s i d i e s A c t 1 9 6 7
-hey can o b t a i n Exchequer a s s i s t a n c e towards the cost o f buying
houses f o r c o n v e r s i o n or improvement as w e l l as f o r doing the work,
fteGovernment propose t o make g r a n t s f o r a c q u i s i t i o n t o l o c a l
authorities a l s o , and at t h e same time t o i n c r e a s e the c o s t on which
grant is payable ( c o v e r i n g b o t h a c q u i s i t i o n and work.) from t h e
Present maximum o f £ 2 , 0 0 0 p e r f l a t
obtained to £ 2 , 5 0 0 .
*PPly both t o a u t h o r i t i e s and t o a s s o c i a t i o n s .
we more l i m i t e d l i f e
o f o l d e r houses,
This
will
Taking account of
even when they have b e e n
improved, these new l i m i t s should encourage l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s to
undertake t h i s work whenever i t i s economic t o do s o , and w i l l
provide them w i t h Government a s s i s t a n c e b r o a d l y e q u i v a l e n t
Present value terms t o the s u b s i d y which t h e y r e c e i v e
in
towards
"Hiding new h o u s e s .
3' A l l these p r o v i s i o n s
t o g e t h e r are i n t e n d e d t o g i v e
local
^hor-ities, working w i t h housing a s s o c i a t i o n s and w i t h h o u s e h o l d e r s ,
5 0
PP
o r
"tunity
to bring b a s i c a l l y
sound o l d houses up to modern
/
standards
tandards, and t o make many run-down neighbourhoods i n t o
comfortable p l a c e s t o l i v e
in.
pleasant Landlords i m p r o v i n g t h e i r houses r e a s o n a b l y e x p e c t t o
pe increase i n r e n t .
d&d Toy g r a n t ,
Under p r e s e n t law where the improvement
the p e r m i s s i b l e r e n t i n c r e a s e
i s l i m i t e d by
rd c o n d i t i o n s .
Now t h a t t h e r e i s a w e l l - e s t a b l i s h e d
determining f a i r
rents for regulated tenancies i t
5
use this machinery f o r d e t e r m i n i n g new r e n t s o f
oil owing g r a n t - a i d e d
receive
is
the
system
seems r i g h t these
tenancies improvement. !, Controlled t e n a n c i e s r a i s e wider q u e s t i o n s .
iargeable, even w i t h tho i n c r e a s e s p e r m i t t e d a f t e r
I d not normally p r o v i d e a s u f f i c i e n t
them to improve t h e i r houses.
improvement,
r e t u r n t o l a n d l o r d s to
Indeed,
still c o n t r o l l e d may have l i t t l e
The r e n t s
oncourag
l a n d l o r d s whose r e n t s
Incentive,
are
or may even be u n a b l e ,
i:'
to maintain t h e i r houses as t h e y s h o u l d .
Tho Government have
[the past been u n w i l l i n g t o pass c o n t r o l l e d p r o p e r t y I n t o
in
rent
gulation under the Rent A c t 1 9 6 5 u n t i l more e x p e r i e n c e has been
ained of rent r e g u l a t i o n .
They a r e s t i l l
u n w i l l i n g to allow
this
jto happen except where some c o u n t e r v a i l i n g advantage c o u l d b e
Secured f o r the t e n a n t .
But t h e achievement and maintenance
of
I proper standard o f equipment and r e p a i r would b e such an
pantage, and t h e Government a c c o r d i n g l y propose the
pariges in rent
law.
following
CONFIDENTSAL
321 Fij^st? where a house l e t
,jith a g r a n t s ,
on a r e g u l a t e d , tenancy i s
improved
the r e n t should he determined under P a r t I I
Bent Act, 1965 and n o t as a t p r e s e n t by c o n d i t i o n s
of
attached
the
to
the grant.
where
33. Second,
v;ith a g r a n t ,
a house l e t
on a c o n t r o l l e d tenancy i s
improved
the tenancy should become a r e g u l a t e d one and the
rent should be d e t e r m i n e d as above.
%- Thir^d, where a house l e t on a c o n t r o l l e d tenancy
is
certified
by the l o c a l a u t h o r i t y a s - b e i n g i n the r e q u i r e d s t a t e ,
as
indicated i n paragraph 3 5 ,
regulated
the tenancy
should become a
one and the r e n t should be determined as
a b o v e , even though no
grant has been g i v e n .
35, In a l l these cases the house would n o r m a l l y need t o have at
least the b a s i c a m e n i t i e s - an i n d o o r l a v a t o r y ,
a f i x e d bath, a
sash basin, a hot and c o l d w a t e r system and a s i n k - and t o be i n
good r e p a i r .
36. Where a r e g u l a t e d r e n t has been i n c r e a s e d ,
tenancy has passed i n t o
out: with g r a n t ,
to he
regulation,
following
i t would c l e a r l y be wrong f o r
payable r i g h t away.
phased over a p e r i o d .
or a c o n t r o l l e d
improvement
the f u l l
The i n c r e a s e i n rent w i l l
carried
fair
rent
therefore
There would a l s o be phasing i n those
be
cases
o f the t h i r d type mentioned above where t h e r e might o t h e r w i s e be a
sharp increase i n r e n t as a r e s u l t o f
the move t o
37. Landlords w i l l be a b l e t o apply t o the r e n t
certificates as to the f a i r
we new rent would n o t become p a y a b l e u n t i l
The q u e s t i o n o f r i g h t
refused i s being f u r t h e r
officer
for
r e n t which would be o b t a i n a b l e ,
tne l o c a l a u t h o r i t y had approved the work,
completed.
regulation.
although,
of
once
course,
the work had been
of a p p e a l where a c e r t i f i c a t e
considered.
""Grant i n these paragraphs means d i s c r e t i o n a r y
standard g r a n t . grant
or
is
)8, At p r e s e n t ,
l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s have c e r t a i n powers t o s t e p
and regulate the c o n d i t i o n s o f houses i n m u l t i p l e o c c u p a t i o n .
they have to w a i t u n t i l the m u l t i p l e occupation i s
before they can do anything.
confined to a l l e v i a t i n g
the abuses which may a r i s e
the M i n i s t e r o r
of State on a l o c a l a u t h o r i t y ' s a p p l i c a t i o n ,
their d i s t r i c t as they c o n s i d e r n e c e s s a r y .
it.
stress.
Secretary
t o such a r e a s
in
Unless the c o n t r a r y w e r e
they would o n l y a p p l y where i t was
proposed that a house should be o c c u p i e d by more than,
families or by more than four
in
who needed to use
i n areas o f housing
The powers could be a p p l i e d , by order o f
circum­
or to p r e v e n t
faese powers would be g i v e n to l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s
area,
in these
the c o n d i t i o n s
imich multiple o c c u p a t i o n may be e s t a b l i s h e d ,
approved f o r a p a r t i c u l a r
they a r e
The Government now
propose to make a v a i l a b l e powers t o r e g u l a t e
them in the i n t e r e s t s o f p e o p l e l i v i n g
But
established
This means that i n p r a c t i c e
stances, and. cannot p r e v e n t them a r i s i n g .
in
individual lodgers.
say,
two
Where the powers
wre applied, r e g i s t r a t i o n w i t h a l o c a l a u t h o r i t y would be a p r e ­
requisite of new m u l t i p l e o c c u p a t i o n , and r e g i s t r a t i o n
refused by the a u t h o r i t y
( i )
could be
if:
the house was u n s u i t a b l e and i n c a p a b l e
of b e i n g made
suitable;
( i i )
the person having c o n t r o l o f
t h e house,
or the person
intended to be the person managing the house, was not a
f i t and proper person.
S.
The a u t h o r i t y would be able
to make r e g i s t r a t i o n
conditional
mi the carrying out o f works and on the l e v e l o f occupancy.
Right
i appeal to the county court would be g i v e n a g a i n s t r e f u s a l
to
0
register or a g a i n s t the c o n d i t i o n s a t t a c h e d t o
' * But a u t h o r i t i e s
should be a b l e , when they use t h e i r
Powers, to g i v e h e l p as w e l l ,
- Uy improved even though i t
ar
registration.
so t h a t a house may be at
is
still
in multiple
control
least
occupation.
njie
Government propose t h e r e f o r e
rive a g r a n t f o r the " b a s i c
for the " e x c l u s i v e
if,
use" of
t h a t a u t h o r i t i e s should he able
amenities"
even though they may not be
any one f a m i l y
i n the house.
Certain minor a s p e c t s o f l o c a l a u t h o r i t y c o n t r o l
over
existing m u l t i p l e o c c u p a t i o n a r e under r e v i e w and p r o p o s a l s
06 included i n the
will
legislation.
V.
Slums
1(2; The c r i t e r i a by which a house i s
judged t o be f i t
ire set out i n s e c t i o n k o f
the Housing A c t ,
relieve that these c r i t e r i a
are i n t h e main s t i l l
1957.
cut, as was p o i n t e d out i n the Denington R e p o r t ,
or
unfit
The Government
the r i g h t
ones,
an important
contributing f a c t o r making f o r an u n f i t house may be t h a t i t
?, very had i n t e r n a l l a y o u t :
iirectly from the l i v i n g
for
room or k i t c h e n and narrow,
The Government p r o p o s e t h e r e f o r e
internal arrangement
of a house to the l i s t
lf3.
a
Year
Total
1960
1961
1962
1963
I96h
1965
1966
1967
56,561
61,969
62,h31
6.,hh5
61,215
60,666
66,782
71,769
criteria,
"e past.
recent
record,
but i t i s
no
longer
As more and more new houses a r e b u i l t (and r e c o r d
-gures are now being
a c h i e v e d ) more u n f i t
o l d houses ought to be
And the number to be c l e a r e d has been underestimated
The Government i n t e n d to continue
priority in the a l l o c a t i o n o f
l5?
t o add the
follows:-
mis is by no means an u n s a t i s f a c t o r y
deared.
or
n d Compensation
years has been as
l
of
steep
The number of slums d e a l t w i t h i n England and Wales i n
sood enough.
has
example, a WdC. opening
rinding s t a i r c a s e s .
djgnjglearance
to
ge numbers o f
slums.
to g i v e
in
first
the housing programmes to are&s w i t h
rpgnsa t i on
The o b s t a c l e s t o f a s t e r
artified and removed.
iort n o t i c e d ,
slum c l e a r a n c e must t h e r e f o r e
There i s no doubt t h a t ,
the o b j e c t i o n s
as the
he
Denington
l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s meet w i t h
to
- ir clearance p r o p o s a l s are not r e a l l y so much d i r e c t e d t o
the
e
tandards a p p l i e d as to the terms o f compensation.
Mipensation i s t h a t i f
mot
The b a s i s
of
a house i s u n f i t f o r human h a b i t a t i o n
it
be assumed t o have any v a l u e .
;r"site v a l u e " a l o n e :
that i s ,
Is land than he would be i f
The compensation i s
the owner i s p a i d no more
t h e r e were no
-ef the years c e r t a i n e x c e p t i o n s
house on i t
iatained i n s p i t e of
3 made.
due;
If
rase, which i s now u n f i t ,
-ums were b e i n g c l e a r e d )
If
the
a house has been w e l l
i t s unfitness,
is twice.
all.
an u n f i t house than
a "well-maintained"
For owner-occupied houses t h i s i s f o u r
for others i t
at
for
to t h i s p r i n c i p l e have grown up.
aer-occupiers now never r e c e i v e l e s s f o r
^oss value f o r r a t i n g purposes.
therefore
payment
times the
rateable
an o w n e r - o c c u p i e r bought a
between 1939 and 1955 (when v e r y
and has had i t
-jars, he g e t s the f u l l market v a l u e of
for less
than
few
fifteen
the house.
% A growing p r o p o r t i o n (now about 20% n a t i o n a l l y and much
iigher in some a r e a s ) o f owners of houses i n c l e a r a n c e areas
Wier-occupiers;
and they have a s p e c i a l g r i e v a n c e .
ought their house when i t was not p o s s i b l e
!
d
they have put t h e i r s a v i n g s i n t o i t .
O f t e n they
to g e t anything
I n any c a s e ,
"*e which i s b e i n g demolished, and the a v e r a g e
it
is
better,
their
difference
tween s i t e v a l u e and f u l l market v a l u e i s s i g n i f i c a n t l y
v owner-occupied than f o r t e n a n t e d houses.
are
greater
254 s?
---—
A v e r a g e gap "between s i t e v a l u e and market
(end 1966)
Tenure i
of house i
i
value
England
7/ales
")
G r e a t e r j South!South
1North-,iWest
rforth. Yorks
CountMidlands London 9 E a s t
and
IWest
I Count- i e s
Humber-!
lies
i
side
j
owner ­
2k8
occupied
98
Footnojte^
116,
538
1 ,880
I
929
I
p
, ­
5k6
8LLJ4,
!
i
i
' Tenanted
i
j. 357
180
;.
'
80
!39
!
107 j 206 1 20k
89
11 2
Based on i n f o r m a t i o n s u p p l i e d by the I n l a n d Revenue r e l a t i n g to c o s e s r e p o r t e d upon by D i s t r i c t V a l u e r s during a p e r i o d o f 6 months The Government c o n s i d e r t h a t the s i t e v a l u e b a s i s
compensation should be r e t a i n e d as the g e n e r a l r u l e .
propose that ( a )
of
But
a d d i t i o n a l payments should be made to
they
owner­
occupiers o f u n f i t houses d e a l t w i t h under slum c l e a r a n c e powers,
subject to the c o n d i t i o n s i n d i c a t e d b e l o w ;
houses acquired f o r c l e a r a n c e ,
bringing the t o t a l payments
been w e l l - m a i n t a i n e d .
market v a l u e ,
f o r l a r g e r payments i f
this
White P a p e r ,
i n the f o l l o w i n g
unfit
of
(To)
unfit
they have
I t i s proposed t h a t these changes
refer back to the date o f
set out in d e t a i l
t h i s w i l l have the e f f e c t
up t o f u l l
tenanted houses should q u a l i f y
i n the case o f
should
and they a r e
therefore
paragraphs.
hi. Owner-occupiers o f houses which a r e u n f i t f o r human h a b i t a t i o n
ana are purchased c o m p u l s o r i l y ,
or are s u b j e c t e d t o one of
procedures s e t out i n paragraph k( i ) of
Sousing A c t ,
a r e
1957 ( d e m o l i t i o n ,
subjected to an u n f i t n e s s
the Second Schedule
to
closing or clearance orders)
or
o r d e r under paragraph 1 ( 2 )
second Schedule to the Land Compensation A c t ,
the amount, i f
of
19,61, are I n
-ircumstances e n t i t l e d t o an a d d i t i o n a l payment,
rais supplement r e f l e c t s
the
or
the
the
certain
supplement,
any, by which market
value
exceeds s i t e v a l u e , but i s p a y a b l e o n l y where a house was
cvner-occupied on 1 3th December,
!
955j
and a t the time of
compulsory purchase or--other order i s s t i l l
the
owned by the same
oerson, or a member of h i s f a m i l y , who has n o t had 15 y e a r s '
enjoyment of
h8.
the
property.
The Government propose t h a t t h i s supplement should now
become p a y a b l e t o a l l
owners o f houses which a r e
owner­
occupied i n accordance w i t h the terms o f paragraph US b e l o w ,
in cases where the a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n i s taken a t any
time
after the date o f t h i s White Paper.
action'
here means the commencement of
The ' a p p r o p r i a t e
the ' r e l e v a n t
proceedings'
leading to the purchase or v a c a t i o n o f the house,
in paragraph k ( 6 ) o f
1957.
as
defined
the Second Schedule t o the Housing A c t ,
Ror u n f i t n e s s o r d e r s the " a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n " would be
the making of
the
order.
0-3. An owner-occupied house means i n the f i r s t
house which has been o c c u p i e d by i t s
family c o n t i n u o u s l y s i n c e the date o f
Where i t i s a c q u i r e d f o r
any
owner or a member o f
t h i s White
occupation a f t e r
house must have been owner-occupied f o r
"appropriate a c t i o n "
place
Paper.
that date,
the
2 years before
as d e f i n e d i n paragraph U3.
50.
the
(This
avoid l a s t minute s a l e s which might be a r r a n g e d simply
qualify f o r
his
is
to
to
the s u p p l e m e n t ) .
The Government propose t h a t a person whose house
is
acquired or v a c a t e d b e f o r e t h e s e p r o v i s i o n s become law, but as
a
nes i t of " a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n "
taken a f t e r
the date o f
this
Ihite Paper, should be a b l e to c l a i m l a t e r an a d d i t i o n a l
/payment
A
E
payment to which he might become e n t i t l e d by the
insofar as he has n o t a l r e a d y
received i t
(for
legislation
instance,
on a
sale by a g r e e m e n t ) .
H,
"Well-maintained"
qualifies f o r
payments w i l l not be p a i d where a house
the new supplement.
that the " w e l l - m a i n t a i n e d "
be increased from t w i c e ,
of the house.
payment f o r
to four
for
the r a t e a b l e
apply to
value up to the f u l l
value
owner-occupied
the supplement under paragraph h-8
These " w e l l - m a i n t a i n e d " payments w i l l
limited to the amount, i f
propose
t e n a n t e d houses should
times,
The same r a t e w i l l
houses not q u a l i f y i n g
above.
But the Government
continue
any, r e q u i r e d to b r i n g
market v a l u e o f
the house.
the
t o be
site
The a p p o r t i o n ­
meht of these payments between landlord, and tenant w i l l
to he a matter f o r
the l o c a l
VI.
52.
authority.
Conclusions
I t i s the main purpose o f
the proposals f o r
t h i s White Paper to
legislation.
explain
The M i n i s t e r and the
Secretary
of State w i l l i n due course p u b l i s h a manual o f a d v i c e
local a u t h o r i t i e s
continue
for
on how to handle the new General Improvement
Area as an instrument of housing p o l i c y .
But c e r t a i n
general
remarks may s t i l l be i n p l a c e .
53. No l o c a l a u t h o r i t y can do e v e r y t h i n g
on i t s
own, but the
Government e n v i s a g e t h a t the improvement o f t h e o l d e r
areas in our towns and c i t i e s
should be c a r r i e d out under the
leadership of l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s ^ , and f o l l o w i n g
which each l o c a l
housing
authority w i l l
decide f o r
general
its
strategies
own a r e a .
5m-. Within t h a t g e n e r a l s t r a t e g y t h e r e w i l l be a g r e a t p a r t
ce played by housing a s s o c i a t i o n s ,
and a t e v e r y s t a g e
the
voluntary c o - o p e r a t i o n of householders w i l l p r o v e , as i t
already proved under the e x i s t i n g
condition of p r o g r e s s .
system, t o b e the
has
first
L o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s must be t i r e l e s s
^Plaining t h e i r p r o p o s a l s ,
and i n g a i n i n g the c o n f i d e n c e
approval of those whom they w i l l
affect.
in
and
A r e a s w i l l be a b l e
/be
to
to
be designated w i t h o u t r e f e r e n c e
appeal or h e a r i n g .
if, and o n l y i f ,
to W h i t e h a l l ,
The time f o r
and w i t h o u t
a p p e a l or h e a r i n g w i l l
i t becomes n e c e s s a r y t o propose the
purchase of any house or l a n d , and a t t h a t s t a g e t h e
statutory safeguards o f
gut the b e t t e r
The keynote o f the p r o p o s a l s
is
towns.
acquisition as an u l t i m a t e s a n c t i o n , w i l l
and widen the a u t h o r i t i e s '
conditions o f t h e i r
The p r o p o s a l s
the
authorities
concern themselves w i t h the c o n d i t i o n of
The
and other changes now p r o p o s e d , w h i l e r e s e r v i n g
the
legislative
compulsory
greatly
powers to improve the
strengthen
living
people.
of
t h i s paper p l a c e g r e a t emphasis on
flexibility
ministerial c o n t r o l .
in conditions,
And t h i s i s r i g h t ,
circumstances w i l l v a r y v e r y w i d e l y .
need to continue to d e v o t e most o f
areas.
play,
necessary.
t h a t the l o c a l
unsatisfactory p r i v a t e houses i n t h e i r
flexibility:
customary
the l o c a l e x p l a n a t i o n and c o - o p e r a t i o n i s ,
should p o s i t i v e l y
56.
compulsory
the appeal system w i l l come i n t o
less f r e q u e n t l y w i l l compulsory purchase be
55.
be
i n g r a n t maxima,
since
local
Some a u t h o r i t i e s
their
in
energies
to
will
clearance
Others, where t h e r e are n o t so many slums, or n o t such
a shortage of housing,
or a h i g h e r p r o p o r t i o n of sound o l d
houses, w i l l wish to put much g r e a t e r
emphasis on G e n e r a l
Improvement A r e a s .
57.
These p r o p o s a l s w i l l b r i n g b o t h problems and
to the b u i l d i n g i n d u s t r y ,
not e x c l u d i n g the s m a l l e r b u i l d e r s .
The r e l a t i o n s between the l o c a l a u t h o r i t y and the
builders, and a good o r g a n i s a t i o n t o make the most
use of t h e i r s e r v i c e s and of l o c a l
authorities'
departments i n t h i s work, w i l l g r e a t l y a f f e c t
improvement i n any area.
opportunities
local
productive
direct
labour
the success
The Government are f u r t h e r
of
studying
this aspect o f the s u b j e c t and w i l l c o n s u l t the i n d u s t r y
about
58.
And f i n a l l y ,
this White Paper,
the Government hope that the p u b l i c a t i o n
and the passage o f
proposes, w i l l be the o c c a s i o n f o r
I all the e x i s t i n g powers
and using
aid the h i g h e r g r a n t s proposed,
for
the l e g i s l a t i o n
it
a g r e a t new d r i v e ,
to the f u l l
grouping
the new powers
the improvement of
those
millions of o l d e r houses, and those hundreds o f thousands
older s t r e e t s which,
of
though t h e y a r e n e g l e c t e d a t the moment,
can be made i n t o d e c e n t , p l e a s a n t and c o m f o r t a b l e p l a c e s
live in.
of
to
VII
Summary of
Proposals
Local a u t h o r i t i e s t o have t h e d u t y , when s u r v e y i n g t h e
iouses i n t h e i r
RIDE
areas, of
c o n s i d e r i n g not
condition
o n l y t h e need t o
new houses, but a l s o t h e need t o d e a l w i t h
unsatisfactory
js (paragraph 5) .
Ira prove me nt area p r o v i s i o n s
of t h e Housing Act 1964 t o be
laled (paragraph 1 1 ) .
Local a u t h o r i t i e s t o be empowered t o d e c l a r e General
3 , without M i n i s t e r i a l
approval;
;ps in improving t h e i r houses;
them f o r
improvement
to assist
and t o a c q u i r e
of t h e environment,
Improvement
householders i n these
land and b u i l d i n g s
improvement
of
houses,
clearance (paragraphs 12 and 1 3 ) .
Local a u t h o r i t i e s t o be a b l e t o act as owners'
movement matters
"Interest o n l y "
agents
in
(paragraph 1 4 ) . payments on loans f o r t h e
rovement and r e p a i r c o s t s t o bo a l l o w e d
principal b e i n g r e c o v e r e d l a t e r
Exchequer grant
of
50$ f o r
:up to £100 per d w e l l i n g ,
', Local a u t h o r i t i e s
1
owner' s share
in appropriate
of
cases, (paragraph 1 5 ) . environmental
improvement, on c o s t s i n General Improvement Areas
power t o compel owners t o r e p a i r
(paragraph
houses
to
'Aextended (paragraph 17) .
Normal maximum d i s c r e t i o n a r y grant t o be r a i s e d from £400 t o
il,000 (paragraph 2 3 ) .
I. Normal maximum c o n v e r s i o n grant t o be r a s i e d from £500 per
wiling t o £1,200 ( p a r a g r a p h 2 3 ) .
"10. Certain r e p a i r s and r e p l a c e m e n t s t o be e l i g i b l e
for
improvement
iiant (paragraph. 2 4 ) .
Normal t o t a l standard improvement g r a n t t o be r a i s e d
from
?155 to £200 (paragraph 2 5 ) .
Ventilated food s t o r e t o be removed from standard
improvement
5mfc "basic a m e n i t i e s " , and s i n k added ( p a r a g r a p h 2 5 ) .
r
13
­ For standard g r a n t , b a s i c
w same time
(paragraph 2 6 ) .
a m e n i t i e s need not a l l be p r o v i d e d at
/l4.
I
Grant may be paid on improvement
l^ssarily l a s t
f i f t e e n years longer
of houses which w i l l
not
(paragraph 2 6 ) .
I-.;, Improvement g r a n t s may be p a i d even i f t h e work has begun b e f o r e
bowner a p p l i e s
(paragraph 2 6 ) .
I Local a u t h o r i t i e s t o be a b l e t o impose a time l i m i t
jich the work must be done
(paragraph 2 7 ) .
:;, Assistance towards purchase of houses f o r
^version t o be payable t o l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s
relations
within
improvement and
as w e l l
as housing
( p a r a g r a p h 28) .
;J, Normal maximum c o s t
of a c q u i s i t i o n and c o n v e r s i o n or
eligible f o r a s s i s t a n c e t o be £2,500 per d w e l l i n g
improvement
obtained,
paragraph 2 8 ) .
15, Rents o f t e n a n t e d houses which reach a r e q u i r e d s t a t e , t o be semined under t h e Rent Act 1965 (paragraphs
32, 33 and 3 h ) . Local a u t h o r i t i e s t o have power i n c e r t a i n areas t o
:?prevent proposed m u l t i p l e
o c c u p a t i o n of houses (paragraph 3 8 ) .
ii, Basic a m e n i t i e s may a t t r a c t
£elusive use of one f a m i l y
g r a n t even i f
listing m u l t i p l e o c c u p a t i o n
[ - fitness (paragraph
not f o r t h e
(paragraph h O ) .
II Minor improvements t o l o c a l - a u t h o r i t i e s '
m. Internal arrangement
regulate
powers t o
regulate
(paragraph h i ) .
of a house t o be i n c l u d e d i n t h e
criteria
k2).
ft. Supplementary payments f o r owner-occupied houses s u b j e c t
^ure slum c l e a r a n c e
(paragraphs h6 t o 5 1 ) .
Tenanted u n f i t
attract
:
rateable value i f
and 51),
houses t o
to
payments of f o u r t i m e s
house has been w e l l - m a i n t a i n e d (paragraphs h6
APPENDIX MTIOKAL SIMPLE SURVEY OF THE CONDITION OF HOUSES 1, This survey of the condition of the housing stock was carried out hy a physical inspection of a representative sample of dwellings by experienced public health inspectors working to a common brief. 2.
The sample was designed to give a broad national picture. It was not large
enough to give a local or regional picture.
It is possible, however, to provide
a picture for three broad divisions of the country - the Forthf
and the South-West^
3.
Wales, Midlands
the South-East.
The survey was directed to establish facts abouts­
(i) fitness and unfitness (according to the criteria of unfitness in
Section 4 of the Housing Act, 1957)s
(ii) the provision of basic amenities5
baths
viz. internal W.C.$
fixed
hot and cold water system 5 wash basin. Information was
not sought about ventilated food stores 5
(iii) state of repairs
estimates were made of the amounts required
to he spent to put dwellings into a satisfactory state of repair
( excluding internal decoration) where this came to £125 o p more.
The survey provided for a sub-division of most of these items by reference to age, type of area (conurbations, other urban areas and rural districts), and tenure. 4. The results a r e in Tables 1 to 14, v i z . sTables 1 - 4s
Fitness and Unfitness
Tables 5 - 8s
Lack of amenities
Tables 9 -13s
Disrepair (as measured by estimated
cost of repairs needed)
Table 14:
Disrepair of fit/unfit dwellings having/not
h a T i n g
all basic amenities.
Table 1
Thousands of dwellingss
Dwellings not unfit
Unfit dwellings
Region
In potential
clearance
areas
Others
(Pt.HI Hsg-Act
1957)
(Pt.II Hsg.Act
1957)
a
P
percentages
All unfit
dwellings
Jo
$
In or adjoining potential clear-
ance areas ­
Pt.III Hsg.Act 1957 (to secure
satisfactory
areas for
redevelopment )
$
All dwellings
not unfit Others
All dwellings %
Northern, Yorkshire and Huinberside and North West
578
52.6
184-
25.0
762
41.5
05)
51
45-1
4,218
30c 7 4,269
30.8(85)
5,031
32,0 (100) South East
139
12.6
199
27,0
338
18.4 (5)
21
18.6
4,956
36.0
4,977
35-9(94)
5,315
33c9 (100) Rest of England and Wales(A)
382
34-8
354
48.0
736
40=1 (14)
41
36.3
4,577
33.3
4,618
33.3 (86)
5,354
34d (100) 1,099
100,0
737
100.0
r.1'3
100.0
England and Wales
NOTEs
1,836 !ioo,o (12)
13,751 100,0 13,864 100.0 (88) 15,700 100.0
Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of the stock in each region. (A) = East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, East Anglia and Wales, NO NO S"fcoolc
or-f
d w e l l i n g s s
Estimated
"by
t y ^ e
number
ENGLAND
o f
a r e a
February
and
sii-icL
c o n d i - t i o n
19^7
WALES
Thousands of dwellings:
Dwellings not unfit
Unfit dwellings
Area
In potential
clearance
areas
(Pt.HI Hsg.Act
1957)
Others
percentages
All unfit
dwellings
(Pt.II Hsg.Act
1957)
In or adjoining potential clear-
ance areas -
Pi.Ill HsgVAct 1957 (to secure
satisfactory
areas for
redevelopment)
Others
All dwellings
not unfit %
7o
All dwellings %
Conurbations
454
41.3
146
19.8
600
32.7 (11)
62
54*9
4,655
33.9
4,717
34=0 (89)
5,317
33.9 (100)
Other urban areas
523
47.6
283
38.4
806
43.9 (11)
48
42.5
6,302
45.8
6,350
45.8 (89)
7,156
45.6 (100)
Rural areas
122
11.1
308
41.8
430
23 = 4 (13)
2.6
2,794
20.3
2,797
20.2 (87)
3,227
20.5 (100)
100.0
737
100.0
15836
England and Wales
NOTE;
1,099
3
100 = 0 (12) 1 1 3
100.0
13,751 100.0 13,864 100.0 (88) 15,700 100.0
Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of the stock in each type of area.
hO
ON
Thousands of dwellings?
In potential
clearance
areas
(Pt.lll HsgoAct
1957)
All unfit
dwellings
Others
(Pt.II Ksg.Act 1957)
oL
p
Owner occupied
Rented from local authorities or new town corporations
Other tenures
Closed (A)
Total stock
NOTEs
273
24.8
283
38.4
556
49
4.5
23
3.1
72
705
64.1
413
56.O
1.118
72
6.6
18
2.5
90
100.0
737
100c0
1,099
!
Dwellings not unfit Unfit dwellings
Tenure
percentages
1
30.3 (7)
3.9
(2)
60.9 ( 3 3 )
In or adjoining potential clearance areas ­
Pt.III Hsg.Act Others
1957 (to secure
satisfactory
areas for
jredeyelopment)
?
7,360 53^6
i 41.6
7,415
53.5 (93)
6,971
50.8 (100)
30.2
4,158
30.1 (98)
4,248
27.1 (100)
2,202
16.0
2,250
16.2 (67)
3,368
21.4 100)
23
0.2
23
0.2 (20)
113
0.7 (100)
18
15=9
48
42.5
4=9 (80)i
100.0 (12)! 113
100.0
13,751
All dwellings
not unfit All dwellings i
! 13,864 100.0 (88) 15,700 100.0
Figures in "brackets show the numbers as a percentage of stock in each tenure category. (A) ^ Closed as unfit under Housing Act powers or preparatory to redevelopment under other statutory powers. Esiiirna-ted. number' February 1 96 ^ England and Wales u
:
-f
;
m
-
w
-
-
v
-
^
m
M
M
W
,
...
-
m-
v
' -
ii^e of dwelling
(Pt. Ill Hsg.
Act 1957)
1 ,091
1919 ­ 1944
Post 1944
Pre 1919
Total stock
NOTE:
%
Others All unfit
dwellings
(Ft. II Hsg.
Act 1957)
99.3
693
5
0.4
44
3
0.3
-
1,099
100.0
737
%
In or adjoining potential
clearance
areas - Ft.
Ill Hsg Act
1957 - (to secure
satisfactory
areas of redevelopment
94.0
1,784
97.2 (30)
110
6.0
49
2.7 ( 1)
3
100.0
'
Zl^]J^ilS^S--^L^S£i^S££i percentages
::
J
Dwellings not unfit Unfit dwellin gs
In potential clearance
areas
^
1,836
%
All dwellings All dwellings not unfit
Others %
%
% 30.6 ( ?0)
6,029
38.4 (100)
4,206
30.3 ( 99)
4,255
27.1 (100)
39.3
5,413
39.1 (100),
5,416
34.5 (100)
100.0
13,864
97.3
4,135
30.1
4,245
3
2.7
4,203
30.6
0.1 ( 0)
-
-
5,413
100.0 (12)
113
100.0
13,751
Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of stock in each age category.
100.0 ( 88)
—
-
15,700
100.0
Thousands of dwellings: percentages Amenities lacked
Northern Yorkshii e
and Humberside
and North West
Rest of England
and Wales (A)
South East
England and Wales
%
%
1,255
43.0 (25)
586
20.1 ( 1 1 )
Fixed "bath
854
40.6 (17)
481
22.8
(9)
Wash basin
1 ,101
36.2 (22)
853
28.1
Hot and cold water at
3 points
1,083
31.9 (22)
One or more of the
anenities
1,402
35.5
(28)
Internal Water closet
Total stock
. 5*031
32.0 .
1 ,078
36.9 (20)
2,919
100.0 ( 1 9 )
771
36.6 (14)
2,106
100.0 (13)
(16)
1 ,086
35-7 (20)
3.040
100.0 (19)
1 044
30-7 (20)
1 ,273
37-4 (24)
3,400
100.0 (22)
1 ,126
28.6 (21)
1.415
35-9 (26)
3,943
100.0 (25)
5,315
33.9
5,354
34.1
5
NOTEs Figures in brackets show, the numbers %*$t5yjycb ihcrdasted
of'the stock In each region;
15,700
100.0
amenities as a percentage
( A ^ East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, East Anglia and Wales
CONFIDENTIAL O N
E s t i m a t e d
n u m b e r
l ^ e b r r u e x r v y
E n g l a n d and Y / a l e s
Thousands of dwellings: peroentag Amenities lacked
Conurbation
Other urban areas
Rural districts
jEngland and Wales Internal water closet
957
32.8 (18)
1,419
48.6 (20)
543
18.6 (17)
2,919
100.0 (19) Fixed bath
727
34=5 (14)
961
^5-6 (13)
418
19-9 (13)
2,106
100.0 (13) 1,119
36.8 (21)
1,385
45-6 (19)
536
17.6 (16)
3,040
100.0 (19)
Hot and cold water at
3 points
1,209
35.6 (23)
1,618
47.6 (23)
573
16.8 (18)
3,400
100.0 (22)
One or more of the amenities
1 ,360
34.5 (26)
1,914
48,5 (27)
669
17.0 (21)
3,943
100.0 (25)
5,317
33.9
Wash
basin
Total stock
. 7,156
45.6
3,227
20.5
.15,700
100.0
NOTE: Figures in brackets show the numbers without the listed amenities as a percentage of the stock in each type of area. i ; o c l c
o r
cLv
-:in£SE
z
toy
l a c l c
E s t i m a t e d
Ox'
E n g l a n d
T a b l e
b a n i c
n u m b e r -
a m e n i t i e s
F e b r u a r y
a n d
o-ricL
t e n u r
1 9 6 7
T / a l e s
7
T h o u s a n d s
Amenities lacked
Rented from local authorities or new
town corporations
Owner occupied
o f
d w e l l i n g s :
(a)
Closed^
Other tenures
3
p e r c e n t a g e s
, A.l l dwellings
1
:
1
j
1
Internal water closet
952
1
(7) j
27.9
(11) 1
30.0 (13) i
32.6 (12)
1,522
52.2 (46)
82
2.8 ( 7 3 )
2,919 4.4 ( 2 )
1,311
65.I ( 3 9 )
77
3.7 ( 6 8 )
2,106
479
15.8 (11)
1,632
53.7 ( 4 9 )
80
2.6 ( 7 1 )
3,040
521
15.3 (12)
1,779
52.3 (53)
82
2.4 (73)
3,400 675
17.1 (16)
1,895
48.1 (57)
85
2.1 (76)
3,943
363
12.4 (9)
93
i
Fixed bath 565
Wash basin
849
Hot and cold we tar at 3 points
One or more of the amenities
1,018
1,288
26.S
32.7 (16)
1
i
% 1
1
1
NOTE:
Figures in brackets show the numbers without l i s t e d amenities
.a percentage of the stock i n each tenure category.
(A) Closed as unfit under Housing Act powers or preparatory to redevelopment under other statutory powers. 100.0 ( 1 9 )
Table 8
Thousands of dwellii
Unfit dwellings
Amenities
lacked
In potential
clearance
areas
Others
Dwellings not unfit
All unfit
dwellings
(Pt.III Hsg.
Act 1957)
(Pt.II Hsg.
Act 1957)
/o
$
In cr adjoining
potential clearance
areas-Pt.Ill Hsg.
Act 1957 ­ (to
secure satisfactory
areas of
redevelopment)
%
Others
All dwellings
not unfit
%
fo
All
dwellings
%
%
Internal water closet
962
87.5
450
61.1
1,412
76.9
65
57.5
1,442
10.5
1,507
10.9
2,919
18.6-
Fixed bath
923
84.G
401
54.4
1,324
72.1
51
45.1
731
5.3
782
5.6
2,106
13.4
Wash basin
965
87.8
485
65.8
1,450
79.0
72
63.7
1,518
11.0
1,590
11.5
3,040
19.4
Hct and ccld water
at 3 points
991
90.2
526
71.4
1,517
82.6
72
63.7
1,811
13.2
1,883
13.6
3,400
21.7
rO
On
C O N F I D j n N T I A
L
Stock of dwellings: by region and repair costs
Estimated number February I967
England and Wales
Table 9
Region
Thousands of dwellings: percentages
Under £125
£125-£249
%
3?5G-£499
£500-£999
£1,000 and overj
All repair costs
/o
Northern,Yorkshire and
Humberside and North West
2,984
29c5 (59)
927
36.8 (18)
543
40.9 (11)
346
35,7 ( 7 )
231
30.8 ( 5 )
5,031
32.0 (100)
South East
3,966
39.1 (75)
655
26,0 ( 1 2 )
307
23.1 ( 6 )
200
20.6 ( 4 )
187
24.5 ( 3 )
5,315
33.9 (100)
Rest of England and
Wales (A)
5,182
31.4 (59)
939
37.2 (18)
478
36,0 ( 9 )
423
43.7 ( 8 )
332
44.3 ( 6 )
5,354
34.1 (100)
England and Wales
10,152
100.0 (65) 2,521
100.0 (16) 1 , 3 2 8
100,0 ( 8 )
!
969
I 100.0 ( 6 ) 1
750 b o . 0 ( 5 ) 15.700
100.0
... .
NOTE:
Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of the stock in each region,
(A) ^ East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, East Anglia and Wales
hO
O
S t o c k
o f
d w e l l i n g s :
E s t i m a t e d
b y
t y p e
n u m b e r
E n g l a n d
o f
a r e a
a n d
F e b r u a r y
a n d
r e p a i r
c o s t s
1967
W a l e s
Thousands of d?;e!
JTa61ej\ Q
T y p e
o f
U n d e r
a r e a
%
&
C o n u r b a t i o n s
O t h e r
R u r a l
u r b a n
a r e a s
D i s t r i c t s
England and Wales
N O T E :
F i g u r e s
i n
r e p a i r
c o s t s
%
/­
317
32.-, (6)
215
28.7 (4)
5,317
32.5(1C0)
45.5 (64) I ! 1
(16)
623
46.9 (9)
479
49.4 (7)
278
37.1 (4)
7,156
45.6 (100)
20.3 (64) !
(15)
251
18.9(8)
173
17.9(5)
257
34.2(8)
3,227
20.5 (100)
I16)
1,328
100.C (8)
969
100.0(6)
750
100.0(5)
15,700
2,054
:
100.0 (65) ! 2,521
t h e
A l l
34.2 (9)
4,613
s h o w
o v e r
454
34.2 (65) I
b r a c k e t s
a n d
(16)
3,465
10,132
£1 ,000
£500­c:^999
£250-£499
£125-249
£125
n u m b e r s
a s
a
p e r c e n t a g e
o f
t h e
s t o c k
i n
e a c h
t y p e
o f
100.0
a r e a
N3 -S3 S"tock of cLweZLZLirigs :
TDy tenure a-racL repair cos"fcs
Estimated number February 1967
England and Wales
Table 1 1
Tenure
ThousandsjQJljij^/J:iLSgJLL. percentages
Under £125
£125-£2A9
£500-£999
£250-£499
£1,000 and over
All repair costs
4,
%
Owner occupied
5,572
55-0 (70)
1,219
48.4 (15)
656
49-4 (8)
316
32.6 (4)
208
27.7 (3)
7,971
50.8 (100)
Rented from local
authorities or new
town corporations
3,526
34.8 (83)
548
21.7 (13)
95
7.2 (2)
52
5.4 (1)
27
3=6 ( 1 )
4,248
27.1 (100)
Other tenures
1 ,022
10.-1
(30)
742
29.4
60.3 (14)
3,368
21.4 (100)
12
0.1 (11)
12
0.5 (11)
3
0.2 (3)
10,132
100.0 (65)
2,521
100.0 (15)
1,328
100.0 (8)
Closed (A)
Tctal stock
(22)
574
43.2
(17)
573
23
969
59.6 (17)
2.4- (20)
100.0 (6)
452
63
750
8.4 (55)
100.0 (5)
113
15,700
e.7 (100)
100.0
Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of the stock in each type of tenure. NOTE:
(A) = Closed as unfit under Housing Act powers or preparatory to redevelopment under other statutory powers. J
N3
1C*3 T ; A . M R T T ; E C L
NURRIT,OX*
1 9 6 7
England and Wales
Table 12
Thousands of dwellings: percentages i
Unfit dwellings
Repair Costs
In potential
clearance
areas
Others
(Pt. Ill Ksg.
Act 1957)
(Pt. II Hs£
Act 1957)
Dwellings not unfit All unfit
dwellings
In or
adjoining
potential
clearance
areas - Pt,
III Ksg Act
1957 - (to secure
satisfactory
areas of re­
development)
All
dwellings
All dwellings
not unfit
Others
A
a
0.5
15
2.0
20
1.1
18
15.9
10,094
73.4
10,112
73.0
10,132
4.0
22.9
34,6
38.0
92
£250 ­ £499
£500 ­ £999
44
252
380
418
162
210
258
12.5
22,0
28.5
35.0
136
414
7.4
22.6
32.1
36.8
33
22
29
11
29.2
19o5
25.7
9.7
2,352
892
350
63
17.1
6.5
2.5
0.5
2,385
914
379
74
17.2
6.6
2.7
0.5
2,521
1,328
969
750
16.1
8.4
6.2
4.8
All £125 and over
1,094
99.5
722
98,0
1,816
95
84.1
3,657
26.6
3,752
27.0
5,568
35.5
All repair costs
1,099
100.0
1737
100.0
1,836
113
100.0
113,751
100.0
13,864
100.0
15,700
100.0
Under £125
£12;?
5 ­ £249
£1000 and over
590
676
100.0
64.5
29.3.15/68/100 O n !
o
oJc
o
£*
d w
E L L :
LAY
0.^50
A N D ,
R O P A L X -
CSCI L-/T ;
Estimated number February
England and Wales
T a b l e
Thousands of dwellings2 percentages
13
£1. ,000 ar id over
£500- ?99
£250-£ 499
i £12 5-£249
Under £125
Age of dwelling
I
i
;
Pre 1919
j!
I
1,784
1S19 - 1944
I
3,141
Pest 1944
j
5,207
j
Total stock
I
I
17.6 (30) 1,416
j
i
56.2
31 -0 (73) j
j
36-4 (22)
917
51 .4 (96) J 188
j
10,132
!
i
j
100.0 (65) [2,52.1
I
74
(23)
(4)
!
I 100.0 (16)
f
*
1 ,154 ! 86.9 (19)
932
96.2 (16)1
161 j 12.1
(4)
29
3.0
1.0
(0)
8
0.8
13
(o)l
/
99-1 (12) 6,029
0.9
-
;
38-4 (100)
(0) 4,255
27.1 (100)
(-)
34-5 (100)
5,416
I1
'
1,328 i100.0
I
743
7
—
4­
;
1
All repair costs
(8)
969
100.0
(6)!
I
750
100.0
(5) 15*700
100.0
NGTEs Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of the stock in each age group rO
ESTIMATED
NUMBER
FEBRUARY
1967
England and Wales Table 13
Thousands of dwellingss percentages
Under £125
Age of dwelling
j
£125-£249
£500-£999
£250-£499
j£1.,000 and over
All repair costs
1-
p
Pre 1919
I
1,784
17.6 (30) 11,416
1S19 ­ 1944
!
3,141
31 -0 (73)
Pest 1944
i
5*207
51 .4
I
Tctal stock
i
10,132
j
; 56.2 (23)
917
I
(96)1 188
I
j
100.0 (65) 2,521
36.4 (22)
7.4
(4)
86.9 (19)
932
161
12.1 '. (4)
29
3-0
(1)
13 - 1.0
(0)
8
0.8
(0)
100.0
(8)
969
100.0
(6)
1
; 100.0 (16)
96.2 (16)
1,154
1,328
743
w
750
99-1 (12) 6,029
38.4 (100)
0.9
(0) 4,255
27.1 (100)
-
(") 5,416
34.5 (100)
100.0
(5) 15,700
100.0
NCTEs Figures in brackets show the numbers as a percentage of the stock in each ago group
NO M o r e
Repair" costs [- -
under £125 5 ,. 2125-.£249
" t h a n
) £250-£499
m i n o r
e x p e n d i t u r e
o n
r e p a i r s
All repair
costs
Repair costs
of .£125 or more
l£500-,S999 i £1000 and over
-4­
i
Outside jjoj^entiuil^ clearance areas Dwellings with all amenities: 9,235
Not Unfit Unfit
495
26
45
!
i
54
Totals
9,235
J
540
1
Dwellings lacking amenities: riot Unfit
J
Unfit
I
1,577
859
15
66
11,472
2,237
51
176
176
215
81
2,413
11,648
397
189 33
1,420
n
2,27?
117
156
207
546
56l
9
^
ij
Totals
(A)
30
""""1"
R
161
1,551
j
874
867
514
345
240
18
33
22
29
11
5
44
252
580
418
23
77
274
409
429
1,966 2,840
In or adjoining potential clearance areas jj Not Unfit
Unfit
I
Totals H- All dwellings 10,132
I
95
113
1,094
1,099
1,189
1,212
5,568
15,700
..L
^
4 — -
2,521
1,328
969
750
( a ) = The number of dwellings outside potential clearance areas which are not unfit -requiring repairs costing
£125 or more, or lacking amenities, or both i s given by the sum of these figures, v i z : 4,516,000
"I
1.4.29/68/
AI
ANNEX
FINANCIAL., AND MANPOWER IMPLICA^IO,NS
1.
The D r a f t White Paper d e a l s w i t h a s h i f t
o f emphasis from
new h o u s e b u i l d i n g t o improvement of our housing
stock.
Accordingly,
as i s
the aim has been t o a c h i e v e so f a r
a n e u t r a l net e f f e c t
2,
On c o s t ,
i n terms o f b o t h c o s t and manpower.
the C h a n c e l l o r of
the purposes o f
the Exchequer has accepted
c o m p i l i n g the f i g u r e s f o r
Survey p r o p o s a l s which I have made f o r
and o l d houses.
and 1 9 7 2 - 3 , and,
indeed,
"be no e x t r a c o s t i n r e s p e c t of
3.
in
investment
when i t
for
Expenditure
i n b o t h new
small
e x p e n d i t u r e between 1968-9
that t h e r e would be a s l i g h t
each of t h e i n t e r v e n i n g y e a r s .
£37.2m.
the P u b l i c
On t h i s b a s i s t h e r e would b e o n l y a v e r y
rise i n the t o t a l housing investment
before 1 9 7 0 - 1 ,
possible
Within this
total
slum c l e a r a n c e or
fall
there
in
would
improvement
might amount to £ 8 . 3 m . growing
to
1972-3*
On manpower,
a gradual r e - a l l o c a t i o n
the b u i l d i n g i n d u s t r y
can be e x p e c t e d ;
of
resources
within
b u t t h i s would be
marginal and should cause no undue s t r a i n .
Departments
concerned a r e c o n s i d e r i n g how t h e t r a n s i t i o n could be most
smoothly carried, through and, as the D r a f t White Paper
(paragraph 5 7 ) , the i n d u s t r y w i l l be c o n s u l t e d .
public s e r v i c e ,
the s i g n i f i c a n t
states
Within
the
impact w i l l b e upon l o c a l
authorities.
However, many o f
more e f f i c i e n t
use o f manpower a l r e a d y engaged upon problems
older houses.
the p r o p o s a l s w i l l
There w i l l be f a r
bureaucratic d e t a i l .
determined l o c a l l y
l e s s involvement
But, above a l l ,
i n the l i g h t
with
of l o c a l
the
authorities
indicates that c o u n c i l s should b e a b l e t o cope without
significantly to their
increased c a l l
recruitment
complements.
adding
There w i l l however b e an
on the s e r v i c e s o f p u b l i c h e a l t h
inspectors;
p r o s p e c t s have been more encouraging r e c e n t l y .
extra number r e q u i r e d w i l l
new work and i s d i f f i c u l t
depend on the r a t e of b u i l d - u p of
to quantify u n t i l
oeen g i v e n an extended t r i a l .
increase w i l l b e m a r g i n a l .
of
p r i o r i t i e s w i l l be
o f a l l the f a c t o r s :
c o n f i d e n t i a l a d v i c e from a s s o c i a t i o n s
lead to a
The
the
the new methods have
Over the n e x t few y e a r s
the