[Diggers350] Families dragged from ex-MoD Barnet council temporary estate [1 Attachment]

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Two arrested after paint-bombs thrown at fancy bailiffs’ dinner
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Neighbours claim people were 'dragged' fromhomes during eviction
Childrens toys have beenleft abandoned
http://betterbarnet.nationbuilder.com/sweets_way_families_turfed_out_in_appalling_evictions_to_make_way_for_luxury_flats
 by Anna Slater , Chief Reporter  Updated on 3:19pm Wednesday11th February 2015 in News
  
Neighbours claim people were “dragged screaming” from theirhouses during an eviction.
People living in Sweets Way, Whetstone, were served with notices to leavetheir homes last October – but many have been unable to findalternative housing.
The former Army estate is owned by Annington, a private owner of manyformer Ministry of Defence homes, but is leased to the NottingHill Housing Trust and has been earmarked for redevelopment.
After the evictions, which took place yesterday and this morning, theonce-busy street is now eerily quiet.
Furniture, children’s toys, fridges, freezers and other householdappliances have been abandoned in front of the boarded-uphomes.
Although claims circulating on social media said children had been takeninto care as a result of the evictions, Barnet Borough Council say thisis “categorically not true”.
The authority has also said it is “desperately” trying to rehouse some 80people who lived on the estate.
One woman, who has a 14-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son withadditional needs, has been forced to move out of the borough for thefirst time in her life.
She has never claimed benefits in her life, Barnet Borough Council saidit was unable to help her as she earns above the threshold at which shecan claim benefits.
She said: “It’s been a real, traumatic experience. I couldn’t findanywhere to live in my price range and so I was panicking. I am lucky Ifound somewhere in the end – others are still searching.
“Yesterday, we saw furniture out on lawns and people getting ready toleave but some had nowhere to go. It’s just horrible because people arebeing made homeless.”
There was a delay in evicting people from the site as Barnet BoroughCouncil initially refused to give Annington planning permission to buildnew homes.
Those who agreed to leave by October 31 were offered £1,000 incompensation – less than the average rent.
Another woman said: “People were dragged from their houses andthere was a lot of screaming. It was simply horrible. I don’t know howthey are able to get away with this.”
A statement from Barnet Borough Council said:  “No child has beentaken into care because of housing issues at Sweets Way. Indeed, lawforbids children being taken into care for homelessness alone.
"This is obviously not an issue of our making, however BarnetHomes housing allocations team are working around the clock tofind these residents homes.
“So far they have found around 40 families new homes and arelooking for other homes for other families facing imminenteviction. 
“The fact that these are family homes means finding newaccommodation is particularly difficult.” 
Amarjit Bains, director of Notting Hill Housing home options,said: “We lease the houses on this former MoD site to provide temporaryhousing, on behalf of the council, for local people.
"It was always the intention to hand these properties back once thelease expired in order for the land to be redeveloped. This scheme wasarranged to meet a local housing need albeit temporarily for a few years.Our staff have been speaking with tenants about it for almost 18 months.
"Our staff who were present have confirmed that nobody was forciblyremoved from their home or separated from theirfamilies.”


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