squats in gore road are getting evicted

Published: August 11, 2010 17:04 by nocaps

all i can understand from this is that someone wants their house back. i'd be pissed if it was my house.

Published: August 11, 2010 18:20 by ANTIFASH

surely the police should have more important issues, such as corruption and brutality in their own ranks to investigate

Published: August 11, 2010 20:47 by anon

To the (USian?) who said they would be "pissed" (I assume they don't mean drunk) if someone was in their house: you aren't allowed to squat a house that has a "protected intended occupier".

Squatters squat properties that no-one else is living in - it's better than leaving them empty to rot.

Published: August 12, 2010 01:25 by me

Does anyone know what exactly happened? Were the bailiffs High Court bailiffs? Did they get an eviction date or was it totally unannounced?

Published: August 12, 2010 12:58 by homeless again

We lost in court last week. It was high court bailiffs and we were given no prior warning. The law does not oblige them to give notice, but in most cases its possible to find out when to expect the bailiffs.

There were 6 squats in the area, all owned by Crown estates who are planning a sell off of the whole block (and many others in London) which has been key worker housing. We had a lot of support from our neighbours (Cheers!)

The last house took about 3 and a half hours to evict (only to find it was already empty).

They were all immediately occupied by a live in security group.