THE last family living on the Sweets Way estate has been evicted.

Disabled 50-year-old Mostafa Aliverdipour and his family were evicted by bailiffs this morning, after a repossession order was issued at the High Court yesterday (September 23).

Barnet Homes, which deals with the borough’s social housing, has offered the family accommodation in Enfield, but the family say it is unsuitable for Mr Aliverdipour’s needs.

Angry confrontations broke out on the Sweets Way estate yesterday, as bailiffs moved in to evict squatters who have occupied houses over the past six months.

Another showdown looks set for today, with bailiffs and police on the estate in an attempt to remove protesters.

One activist at the scene, who asked to remain anonymous, said bailiffs were preparing to use cherry pickers – a form of crane – to remove a handful of protesters from the roof.

The Sweets Way Resists campaign group also tweeted that four arrests had been made so far this morning.

The former army estate, owned by Annington Homes, is due to be redeveloped, and tenants were evicted earlier this year.

Activists have occupied properties over the past six months in protest at the redevelopment, which they say amounts to ‘social cleansing’.

Annington says the estate has been earmarked for demolition for years, and tenants were made aware of this. The company says the redevelopment will see the number of homes increased from 142 to 288, with 20 per cent to be made affordable.

In a statement, the Sweets Way Resists group said: “With or without the occupation, we will continue to fight Annington and Barnet at every juncture. We will not stand by and accept the social cleansing of our community, or our city.

"We have impeded development for more than six months; many families have been rehoused in better situations, and we have shone a bright light on the vile processes through which poor and working people are being cleansed from the capital.

“We remind everyone in London and beyond who are facing other battles in the fight for homes and community, that we need to stand together to keep our communities intact, especially as so few politicians are willing to stand with us.”

A spokesman for Annington yesterday said: “All tenants have known since 2009 that the accommodation was temporary subject to redevelopment of the estate, and all new tenants who have arrived in the intervening years have been made aware that this housing was only available for a limited period.

“Since July 2014, every tenant has been communicated with regularly and has known they would need to vacate their properties in January 2015; the majority did so."

They added: "Today’s action relates to the mass eviction of over 50 properties currently illegally occupied by squatters.

“Two High Court Writs of Possession have been issued for High Court Enforcement Officers, working in conjunction with the police to clear the illegal occupation of the estate prior to demolition and the development of new homes."

In a statement last week, Barnet Homes said: “We have been working closely with Mr Mostafa Aliverdipour over the past months to find him suitable alternative accommodation.

“We have previously asked Mr Aliverdipour to supply further evidence in order for us to reassess the suitability of the property offered to him, and are still open to receiving this.

“We have also assured him that on receipt of additional evidence we will consider his request for further adaptations to the property currently being offered to him.”