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Link to the protest organised against rent increases, planned for this coming Saturday,30th January. http://www.hernehill.org.uk/news/childrens-march-save-our-shops-campaign

richard tudor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why? On another thread they have a sister shop on > Lordship Lane. > > Why cannot the Landlord run his business as a > profitable concern. > > If he cannot let the shop he has got it wrong. > > If it is that important to the "children" people > will be more than to pay to compensate for the > rent rise. > > There are more important concerns than this. As a local resident I have the right to be concerned about this. The landlord in question is the Dulwich Estate, a registered charity. Just William is one of an increasing number of small businesses who, after more than a decade of trade, are now falling victim to an arguably aggressive revenue raising exercise by said charity. Small independent business is the driving force of communities such as East Dulwich and Herne Hill, and when we start seeing some of the trailblazers, such as Just William, swept aside (the Herne Hill branch is the original shop) then we are on dangerous ground indeed.

Editorial here: http://londonist.com/2016/01/we-are-being-punished-for-making-our-area-better

I'm sure many of you are already aware of the plight of this Herne Hill institution, we are lucky enough in East Dulwich to host a sister shop on Lordship Lane, hence the reason for this post. Unfortunately it looks like the Herne Hill branch may soon be forced to shut its doors on the children of southeast London for good on account of a rather mercenary hike in the rent by the landlord, Dulwich Estates. There is more information on the changing nature of this part of London, and the role played by some of the larger landlords, in the following link: http://www.hernehill.org.uk/news/herne-hill-cross-roads For those of you who care about local traders and the demise of the independent shop, please follow the next link and do sign the petition if you feel strongly enough about supporting Just William and are interested in making a stand against unrealistic rent increases forced upon many of the independent businesses in this corner of London. http://www.hernehill.org.uk/news/70-rent-increase-dulwich-estates-has-driven-out-just-williams Many thanks.