AN EMPTY apartment at a South London estate was occupied for a second time yesterday as scores of families continued to be threatened with evictions. The Loughborough Park estate in Brixton has been emptied out slowly by its owner, the Guinness Trust, to make way for luxury apartments.

As reported by the Star, an earlier occupation of 82 Elveden ended after residents’ spokeswoman Betiel Mehari was rehoused within the borough in another of the trust’s complexes.

Guinness Occupation spokesman Michael Forsythe told the Star: “During the first occupation in February we warned Guinness Trust that if they intend to evict then we intend to occupy. “They actually backed down on the eviction and that tenant is now part of the assured shorthold tenants (ASTs) being offered secure tenancies. “The occupation was closed after that success with the warning that if it continued with evictions and forcing the ASTs out of their homes then we would be back.