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Hellish neighbours kicked out of home

7:38am Wednesday 19th September 2007

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A family who featured on a prime time television programme about neighbours from hell have been evicted from their home in New Addington.

Council tenant Lynn Sealy, 48, and her family were thrown out following complaints from neighbours about cars in their garden.

“If you neglect your council home or cause intolerable nuisance to your neighbours we will catch up with you and, if you continue to behave in an antisocial manner without any regard for other people, you will lose your home.”

Councillor Dudley Mead

The family appeared on an ITV programme in the 1990s. At the time they were warned with eviction if they did not clear their garden of rubbish and cars.

Although they initially removed the vehicles they returned to their antisocial ways and the council was not prepared to give them a second chance.

Using an earlier ruling against Mrs Sealy in 2003, when she was given a possession order by a judge for not paying her rent, housing officers were able to evict the family from the three-bedroom property in Corbett Close without fresh court proceedings.

Councillor Dudley Mead, cabinet member for housing, said: "Our message to anyone who thinks that they are above the law is that you can run but you can't hide.

"If you neglect your council home or cause intolerable nuisance to your neighbours we will catch up with you and, if you continue to behave in an antisocial manner without any regard for other people, you will lose your home."

Mrs Sealy did not oppose the eviction, according to the council, but left before the bailffs arrived.

Housing officers found the house wrecked with broken windows and the family has since been billed for the damage and cleaning costs.


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Tigs, says...
9:25am Wed 19 Sep 07

Isn't it awful. All these people that are on a waiting list for somewhere to live, (No matter what their background) who would respect it and then you get these dregs of humanity. Just to make sure that it was inhabitable for a while they even vandalised it before they left!!

P, says...
12:32pm Wed 19 Sep 07

Dirty Pikeys! they get a free house and they cant even look after it. And guess what?! Our taxes pay for this!!!

bob, kingston says...
1:56pm Wed 19 Sep 07

I think they should be re-housed in prison. These people make me sick and it would appear to have taken about 10 years before they were evicted and then for non payment of rent not their anti-social behaviour!!!

Bob Peel, Croydon says...
2:04pm Wed 19 Sep 07

“If you neglect your council home or cause intolerable nuisance to your neighbours we will catch up with you and, if you continue to behave in an antisocial manner without any regard for other people, you will lose your home.”
Councillor Dudley Mead


If this Councillor (a Cabinet member no less ) can state this once the Sealy has been removed why did it take all this time to get shot of this undesirable tenant?

Jock, London says...
3:23pm Wed 19 Sep 07

Bob Peel wrote:
“If you neglect your council home or cause intolerable nuisance to your neighbours we will catch up with you and, if you continue to behave in an antisocial manner without any regard for other people, you will lose your home.” Councillor Dudley Mead If this Councillor (a Cabinet member no less ) can state this once the Sealy has been removed why did it take all this time to get shot of this undesirable tenant?
Red tape and bureaucracy no doubt caused the delay.

Wouldn't be surprised if a couple of wasters further delayed things by protesting about the family's human rights.

suzyn, essex says...
8:51pm Wed 19 Sep 07

they had more rights than the normal, law abiding good neighbours, i guess!
their ethnic rights to hide behind for a couple of years.

George, Scottish Borders says...
9:59am Thu 20 Sep 07

The law is a ****, as Mr. Bumble would say. It has the power to kick these sub-human turds out of their home but it fails so to do for years on end.

The unfortunate and law-abiding neighbours are left in limbo whilst the scumbags prosper in their hell-holes.

Extractum Digitums is or should be the watchword for these silly **** called councils. Do NOT wait for ages, get on with the eviction with all speed. One strike and you're out should be the rule today!

Peter, Brum says...
12:19am Fri 21 Sep 07

And now they will be rehoused in some other area and in ten years time it will be another eviction with shattered neighbours left behind.
Authorities need the slogan "No more victims"

srimah, harrow says...
7:35pm Thu 29 Nov 07

this is just rubbish!

icant say anything else

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