Bailiffs who were due to evict a family from a housing estate were forced to give up after campaigners barricaded their home.

Disabled Mostafa Aliiverdipour, his wife and their children were due to be forced out of the Sweets Way estate, in Whetstone, yesterday.

But more than 100 campaigners created a human shield around his house so when bailiffs arrived, they were forced to leave after being confronted with more than 100 activists.

Sweets Way Resists, a group campaigning against his eviction, tweeted: "The bailiffs came, the bailiffs went.

"They were not prepared for the show of collective power that came out in the family's defence today.

"We need to stay vigilant, but today has been a powerful reminder that even High Court bailiffs are not immune to a group of peaceful, committed individuals coming together to take a stand."

Mostafa Aliverdipour's family is the last living on the estate after everyone else was evicted by Notting Hill Housing Trust earlier this year.

The homes had been used as Ministry of Defence accommodation until 2011, and owners Annington let them out on a temporary basis.

But after being granted planning permission in December 2014, people were moved out of their homes in the spring.

Developers plan to build 288 new homes, including 59 affordable properties.

Hannah Nicklin, who was one of those resisting the eviction, tweeted: “The bailiffs showed up, but there were only two. They were not expecting 100 people. They left.

“A temporary victory. Now people are sitting down to organise rapid response watch people who can be on site in the case of another attempt.

“Barnet Homes have informed @SweetsWayN20 legal person that they will not take action today. The family are still in their home.”

Ms Nicklin added the campaigners were now working on a strategy to prevent future eviction attempts.

Although much of the backlash has been aimed at Barnet council, the authority has never owned the site.

A spokesperson for Barnet Homes said the properties were only ever let out to homeless households on a temporary basis to ease the pressure on housing.

The spokesperson added: “Barnet Homes has worked with all the Sweets Way households who presented as homeless to find them suitable alternative accommodation.

“We are working closely with Mr and Mrs Alivredipour to find alternative accommodation that is suitable for their needs. Each of their applications have been thoroughly assessed.

“An offer of suitable alternative accommodation was made to Mrs Alivredipour which she declined to view and we have been informed that she will be making her own housing arrangements. Mr Alivredipour’s accommodation needs are still being discussed with him.

“Families including the Alivredipours who presented themselves as homeless were placed in properties in Sweets Way on a temporary basis on the clear understanding that they would need to vacate in 2015 once Annington Homes obtained planning permission to redevelop the site.”

Lucy Glynn, director of home options at Notting Hill Housing, said: “The land at Sweets Way is privately owned and rather than have it lying empty for five years, the owner agreed to lease the houses to us on a short-term basis to ease the pressure on housing in the area. Every resident who signed a lease was told this would be a temporary arrangement and that they would be given notice when the land was being handed back to the owner. We, along with the owner and the council, have been communicating with residents for many months about the lease coming to an end.

“All but one of the properties was returned to the owner in March 2015, and we, acting as Barnet’s agent, are obliged to hand back the remaining property to the owner. On June 22, the courts granted possession of the last remaining property to Barnet council, and the possession order will be legally enforced in due course.”