The house in question was sold in Jan. It was then swiftly subject to planning permission to convert into 4 flats including a rear extension (notices of which were clearly displayed and have now disappeared). That seems to have been granted earlier this month. This is all public info. This set of circumstances is, in my view, very different to the owner leaving the house to fall into its current state. In fact, it was in this state when purchased and they seem to be trying to do something with it. Given this, I can't really accept the GGT's justification for being there as "for the love of the house". Having said that, they don't seem to be causing the community any issues right now and I hope they will be as cooperative as they say when the builders move in (and haven't done any "DIY" that will cost the owner more than it would have otherwise)...
