ABSTRACT
This chapter concentrates on three aspects of rebuilding and rehousing in the first 15 years after the war. First, it looks at the extent to which rehousing of the displaced was accomplished, either in the suburbs or by rebuilding on clearance sites. Flats on clearance sites were mainly a feature of London, and this poses the question of how it was possible after the war to accommodate displaced tenants in the new buildings when it had been impossible before. The second section considers more directly the tensions between building standards and the rental capacity of tenants, and also shows the continuing importance of policies aimed at ensuring that lower rents should be reflected in lower quality accommodation. Finally, attention is given to a number of projects for tall flats, which figured quite prominently in the period, although none of them was actually completed.
