Squatters move in after Haringey Council fails to act on empty home  

A family-sized home,  left empty by Haringey Council for nearly a year,  has now been taken over by squatters,  despite promises by  Housing bosses that it would be brought back into use this month. The property, at 15 Nelson Road, Stroud Green (N8), was occupied last week, three months after local Liberal Democrats raised the issue with Haringey Council. In December last year Haringey  Council promised that the property, which is a much sought-after three-bed family home, would be brought back into use by 26  March 2010. Yet no action has been taken on site by Haringey Council. Liberal Democrat councillor for Stroud Green, Richard Wilson, has written urgently to the Cabinet Member for Housing to demand answers why Haringey Council has failed to act and what will be done to remove squatters. Cllr Richard Wilson (Stroud Green) comments: “Local residents were promised by the  council...