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Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890

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The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 70) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Background

Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885, a public health act not a housing act, empowered local authorities to condemn slum housing, but could not purchase the land and finance new housing. This act did.

The Act

The act is made up of four parts and seven schedules:

  • Part 1:Unhealthy Areas
  • Part 2:Unhealthy Dwellings
  • Part 3:Working Class Lodging Houses
  • Part 4:Supplemental
  • First Schedule : A list of the names of relevant authorities
  • Second Schedule :Provisions for compulsory purchase
  • Third Schedule: Provisions for closing premises
  • Fourth and Fifth Schedule: A collection of forms to be used in applying the act.
  • Sixth Schedule: Lists required byelaws that authorities need to enact

    • Implications

    This gave London County Council the legal power to buy land and to construct tenements and housing estates.

    References

    Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 Wikipedia
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