OPPOSED TO MAKING HOUSES INTO OFFICES
. ^ WEFFJXGTOX, Oct. 31. "The Government is opposed in principle to tlie eonversion of res: dential properties into comjnercia: premises, " said the Niinister of Works (Mr. Hemple) today. He appreeiated * that the difficulties business people were experieneing in (inding oflice accommodation were causing the eonversion of houses, but the Government considered that, until the housing problem was substantially illeviated, it was undesirable to con vert residential premises. for other purposes. Consequently the Building Con(roller had been' recently insfeucted not to authorise the issue of buiklin-
perrmits for the eonversion to oflice or factory space of liouse properties which might reasonably be expected to give further service for residential purposes.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 November 1947, Page 5
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