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SELLING PRICE OF HOUSES. Memorandum by the Minister of Health.

28 Jul 1944

2. would be able to secure that the accommodation is made available for those most in need of it. To effect this it would presumably be necessary to require the owner to noti the local authority of his intention to sell and to empower the authority to take a lease of the house at the controlled rent with power to sub-let to tenants. This proposal covers a much wider ground than the prevention of excessive selling prices, inasmuch as it would enable the local authority to prevent the purchase of a house for occupation by the purchaser, whatever the sale price.
taxation infrastructure housing construction cost of living industry living conditions price controls prices reconstruction wages ministry of health post-war planning billeting empty houses nationwide requisitioning lord president's committee domestic life
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/17/35
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 71/17
Former Department Reference
LP(44) 133
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000017.035
Keywords
Billeting Construction Empty Houses Housing Post-war Planning Price Controls Prices Reconstruction Requisitioning Taxation
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Lord President's Committee Ministry of Health
Pages
5
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 101(44) - 158(44)
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Domestic Life Housing Living Conditions Wages Cost of Living

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