Evicted squatters move into Army flats

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Bailiffs removed around 100 people yesterday from the Limerick Close estate in Clapham where they had taken over a block of 42 flats.

Residents in Atkins Road - where houses cost more than £1 million each - had complained of all night-parties, vandalism, bonfires and loud music.

The illegal occupants, who at one point numbered more than 300, were finally ejected by bailiffs yesterday morning after Lambeth council secured an eviction order.

Dozens of the squatters have now moved their belongings to William Gardens in Putney, a Ministry of Defence property used for military families.

Refurbishment of the 48 flats was due to begin within days to improve facilities for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The flats have been in use since 1957 and the last military family moved out about a fortnight ago so work could commence.

A spokesman for Defence Estates, which manages MoD housing, said: "The presence of these squatters is delaying comprehensive refurbishment work to bring these properties up to the standard our troops and their families deserve."