Some of the asylum seekers who have been packed into a hotel in Crystal Palace have been moved to Folkestone.

The Home Office has announced that 130 of them have been transferred to the Grand Burstin Hotel in the seaside town.

It comes after Croydon Council’s housing enforcement team discovered overcrowding at the Queen’s Hotel in Church Road, Crystal Palace.

Inspectors found one of the buildings had 500 people sleeping in it and another building, which is supposed to accommodate 68, had 100 people in it.

There were more than four people living in en-suite rooms and they found one room was occupied by nine people.

A Shepway District Council spokesman said: “The decision to locate the asylum seekers in Folkestone and how their applications are processed is a matter for central government.

“Shepway District Council is working closely with partner agencies and [the area’s member of parliament) Damian Collins to monitor the situation.”