Housing Improvements (3.2)

Required all newly constructed buildings that were within 30 feet of a ommon sewer to be connected to it.

Set out model by-laws and 10 years later some 568 towns were using them.

Set out very clearly what the powers of local authorities were with regards to building regulations. By-laws from 1877 sought to regulate width of streets, height of buildings, and drainage systems.

All lodging houses were registered and inspected by the police BUT acts badly drafted and never enforced. 

Empowered local authorities to combat overcrowding, wiith fines and prosecution.

Empowered local authorities to limit the use of cellars for occupation.

Local councils can force landlords to repair an insanitary house, if not council could buy and pull down.

Local councils could clear whole districts, not just individual houses. 

Should have improved housing but building materials very expensive so hard to build houses that the poor could afford. 

Government subsidies given to local councils to enable them to build affordable houses (council houses). 

Government subsidy for lcoal councils to try and abolish slums.

Councils asked to preapre 5 year plans to abolish slums. 

Most houses in towns and cities had piped water, only 50% had a hot water tap and a fixed bath.

1864 - opened first block of flats for the poor of London - contained toilets, baths, and laundry facilities. By 1882, 14,600 people were housed by the Peabody trust in 3500 dwellings.

Moved his Bradford factory in the 1850s to purpose-built village of Saltaire. First built new mill, houses, a school, parks. No pubs were allowed.