§ 6. Sir K. Thompsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what representations have been made to him by the City Corporation of Liverpool to the effect that the powers available to them under the present statutes are inadequate to enable them to deal with such cases concerning bad landlords as may be brought to their attention; and what reply he has sent.
§ Sir K. JosephIn July, 1963, the corporation asked for the reintroduction of some form of rent control because of their concern that some owners were charging exorbitant rents for substandard property. I replied that rent control in the past had led to a reduction in the amount of accommodation to let, but I offered to consider their problem further if they would send me more details.
This year the corporation asked the circumstances in which compulsory purchase powers might be appropriately invoked to deal with the situation where a tenant was threatened with eviction.
§ 7. Sir K. Thompsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs in how many cases powers of compulsory purchase of residential property have been sought by the City Corporation of Liverpool where allegations of excessive rent demands have been made.
§ Sir K. JosephThe corporation have submitted two compulsory purchase orders where they consider that the rents charged might be unreasonable, but the main reason given for making these orders was the threatened eviction of the tenants.