CAMPAIGNS: Lambeth’s homes are hot property - Local Government

The London borough of Lambeth has launched a concerted effort to win back possession of scores of homes that have been squatted for up to 16 years. The London Evening Standard brought the story into the media spotlight earlier this year when it reported that squatter Timothy Ellis won possession of a house worth pounds 200,000. Under squatters rules he won the property because the council, as landlord, made no attempt to reclaim it in the 16 years he lived there.