Residents in Brixton, south London, built barricades on 15 July to resist eviction by bailiffs and police from the homes they had lived in for 13 years.
Police raided an apartment block on Rushcroft Road, Brixton to evict residents who had been squatting the building since 2000.
Lambeth Council plans to create 22 socially-rented homes in the blocks, but also plans to sell off three of the six blocks for luxury housing, to generate what the council calls “a significant capital receipt”.
The council claims it is supporting residents in finding alternative housing, but a local resident said: “A letter a few weeks ago suggesting eviction proceedings would begin from [15 July].
“No warrants or eviction notices have been given, and many of the residents, with lifelong medical conditions, have had virtually no help with being re-housed.”
