Major investment secured to help Merton build new generation of council homes
Our scheme for Merton Council has secured a multimillion-pound investment from the Mayor of London to support the building of the borough’s first new council homes in a generation.
The investment, via the Mayor’s Affordable Homes programme 2021-2026, will allow nearly 100 new homes to be built across four sites in the borough. The council has pledged to start construction of a total of 400 council homes across the borough by 2026. These will all be for social rent.
All homes will meet some of the highest standards of green design, known as PassivHaus. This reaffirms Merton Council’s plans to create a more sustainable and greener borough. It will also reduce living costs for tenants.
The four sites for the new homes are:
· Farm Road, Morden
· Elm Nursery, Mitcham
· Raleigh Garden, Mitcham
· Canons, Mitcham
We are thrilled to be leading the design team for London Borough of Merton’s first new council homes. These homes will not only provide much-needed affordable accommodation but will also meet the highest standards of sustainable design, including PassivHaus, ensuring sustainability and lower living costs for the future residents. We're proud to be part of this initiative, partnering with leading housing association L&Q to deliver on Merton's vision for a more sustainable, greener, and high-quality living environment.
Beatrix Young, Director
Building a future Merton
Homebuilding is just one part of Merton’s wide-ranging plans to improve housing – and lives – in the borough.
The council is supporting social housing landlord Clarion in their billion-pound regeneration of three estates. This work will ensure thousands of our residents get the chance to live in some of the most modern homes in London – that are all fit for the future.
The council’s Landlord Licencing Scheme is holding rogue landlords to account and standing up for private renters, so no one makes a profit from poor housing conditions in our borough.
In March, the council launched its innovative Home Energy Efficiency Fund to support homeowners to make green improvements to their properties which will help reduce energy bills, during the cost of living crisis and beyond – because greener homes shouldn’t cost the earth.
And the council has also pledged to build new or refurbish outdated sheltered accommodation to ensure the borough’s most vulnerable residents are safe and secure, and can enjoy the modern homes they deserve when they need it.
