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Planning permission required to convert new shared rental properties in seven Merton wards

21 March 2023by Merton Web Team

Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of Merton could be required to seek planning permission. The new rules, which Cabinet […]

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Consultations, Housing, Planning

Building a Better Merton Together

20 March 2023by mertonzb

An ambitious plan to nurture civic pride, create a Borough of Sport and build a sustainable future for Merton has been drawn up by the council. At a meeting on […]

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Borough of Sport, Civic Pride, Housing, Leader of the council, Older people, Recycling and waste, Regeneration, Safer Merton, Sport and leisure, Transport

Council consults on poor housing and ASB in private rented sector

16 November 2022by Merton Web Team

Council proposals aim to increase the number of good landlords and significantly reduce the number of rogue landlords

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Housing

Merton sets ambitious new house building target

12 October 2022by Merton Web Team

Council had identified six sites across the borough for potential housing development that would allow for around 400 homes to be built

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Housing

Merton takes key step to bring forward genuinely affordable homes

21 September 2022by Merton Web Team

Four Council-owned sites have been earmarked for building more than 90 affordable homes on

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Housing, Leader of the council

Council secures £30,000 costs against developer 

31 January 2022by Merton Web Team

Merton brought to a close a long-running legal action in court

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Housing

Merton agrees five-year housing strategy

24 January 2022by Merton Web Team

Residents and interested  organisations were invited to join six weeks of consultation on the strategy, which was set out in July 2021

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Consultations, Future Merton, Housing

Merton to release surplus land for new homes

13 December 2021by Merton Web Team

The decision frees up nine sites to be sold for the construction of potentially almost 400 new homes

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Housing

Our ten top tips to save energy and stay warm this winter

7 October 2021by MertonJP

As we move into winter, we use a lot more energy to heat our homes and run appliances. This isn’t just costly for you, it’s also costly for our planet, […]

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Housing

Rogue landlord convicted and fined more than £30,000

29 September 2021by Merton Web Team

Merton Council successfully prosecuted a rogue landlord and his associated property agency for letting unsafe properties and operating in a completely unlicensed manner, securing fines and costs in excess of […]

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Housing
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