A spokesperson for Barnet Homes said: “Following Mr Aliverdipour’s eviction by Notting Hill Housing Group on Thursday 24 September, we have continued to hold the property we have located for him as well as fund the storage of his belongings. We have asked Mr Aliverdipour on several occasions to contact us by 2pm on Thursday 1 October to come in and sign the required tenancy paperwork. Mr Aliverdipour has not done so. With demand for housing in the borough so high we cannot continue to hold the property for him any longer. Barnet Homes has written to Mr Aliverdipour explaining that for these reasons it has now discharged its legal duty to house him.

We will now be looking to use the property to house a family in need.”

Background

On 23 September, the High Court confirmed that the last of the temporary housing tenants on the Sweets Way estate, Mr Aliverdipour, could be evicted. On 24 September Notting Hill Housing Group enforced the possession order.

Barnet Homes has been working closely with Mr Aliverdipour over the past eleven months to find him suitable alternative accommodation. We have a duty to apply our housing policy fairly to everyone and therefore it is very important that we are provided with evidence of any special requirements if a person’s circumstances change so this can be considered as part of an individual’s case.

Based on all the existing medical evidence we have received, we located a newly refurbished three bedroom house on the borough border. This property, together with modifications we agreed to make, fully meets Mr Aliverdipour and his household’s needs.

Media contact: Mary Cawley, PR and Communications Manager, 020 8359 3600mary.cawley@barnethomes.org