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Tag Archives: Housing

A day centre, supported living and affordable homes planned in Mitcham 

5 November 2024by Merton8

Merton Council’s plans to build a state-of-the-art day centre and supported living units for people with complex learning disabilities, progressed at Cabinet on Monday 4 November.   The development at […]

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Disabled people, Health and social care, Housing, Planning

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

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

Leader vows to hold Clarion to account after Sadler Close visit

26 May 2022by Merton Web Team

Residents living in homes managed by Clarion Housing in Mitcham had the chance to speak to Cllr Ross Garrod

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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

Free webinar for landlords to get up to speed with law changes

5 October 2021by Merton Web Team

Calling all landlords! The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is holding a free webinar for anyone who currently rents out a property in the borough – or wants to in the future.   The body, which is […]

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