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Monday, February 18, 1974

A Housing Department spokesman, commenting on the decision,

pointed out that shop tenants had been worried that they might be evicted

by the Authority at the end of a fixed term agreement, so that the

Authority could then re-let their shops at a profit. The new arrangements

completely remove these feara since the re-letting proceeds will go to

the out-going tenant.

He further said that re-lettings carried out by the Authority

would be likely to produce higher premia for the outgoing tenants as the

incoming tenant would no longer have to be an estate resident, as hitherto.

It would take a little time for the new agreement to be prepared,

but the department would be writing to all the affected Group B shopkeepers

in the near future to explain the position.

effect.

In the meantime the revised policy would be applied with immediate

Note to Editors:

Copies of the Governor's reply to the tenants' petition are boxed for your information together with copies of the letter from the Housing Department informing the tenants of the new arrangements.

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