The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict.

The act is made up of four parts and seven schedules: This gave London County Council the legal power to compulsory buy land out of area and to construct tenements and housing estates.

The powers under part 3 were extensive: allowing the Council to: The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1894 amended the financial provisions of part 2 of the principal act.

[2] The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1900 extended these powers to all authorities other than rural district councils.

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