Rogue landlord has properties seized by council after ignoring tenant complaints

Merton Council had sent multiple emails to the landlord which were ignored

The Independent
What a breath of fresh air that #MertonCouncil refused application 22/T3239 for Tree Work by #AELTC to remove trees from Wimbledon Park Golf Course - Metropolitan Open Land, saying there was lack of justification to do so and strong environmental reasons not to. The Wimbledon Society and our local environmental scientist Dr. Dave Dawson objected to the proposal. https://www.savewimbledonpark.org/post/thwarted-aeltc-plans-to-chop-down-trees
Thwarted: AELTC Plans to Chop Down Trees on the Golf Course

AELTC applied late last year (2022) to remove 19 trees and "scrub" - apparently jumping the gun in advance of the Merton and Wandsworth planning committees hearing their plans to build on the golf course. Dr. Dave Dawson, our local Environment Scientist, objected (see he etter of objection below), as did the Wimbledon Society. The Merton Planning Department has refused this application (see the Merton letter below) with a number of very pertinent (and fairly critical) reasons, relating to the en

Save Wimbledon Park
#FriendsofWimbledonPark have today reminded #MertonCouncil officers of their promise to reseed the grass by the #WimbledonPark Road entrance, which was damaged by the #AELTC car parking and compounded by the funfair trucks for bonfire night.
We have also asked Merton to replace the tactile paving in the same area, which was also badly damaged by the trucks and is now moving around in the rain water, causing a trip hazard and impeding pushchairs, wheelchairs, mobility scooters etc.