Press Release

Banned from the Bemerton Estate for antisocial behaviour

June 2009

HFI have been granted a 12 month antisocial behaviour injunction against Jake Parker for antisocial behaviour and causing a nuisance around the Bemerton estate.

The injunction orders that Mr Parker is prohibited from:

Engaging in conduct which causes or is likely to cause nuisance, harassment, annoyance, fear or intimidation to:

• any person residing on the Bemerton estate
• any person lawfully present on the Bemerton estate
• any person employed by Islington Council, Homes for Islington or Partners for Improvement
  

He is also banned from entering the Bemerton estate, Westbourne estate and the Boston Nailor estate.

The injunction was granted following a successful court application to Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court. HFI successfully used ‘professional witness’ CCTV evidence to obtain the injunction.

ENDS

For media enquiries please contact James Asser in the HFI communications team on 020 7527 4379 or email james.asser@homesforislington.org.uk

Notes to editors:

Homes for Islington, one of the UK’s largest arms length management organisations (ALMO) and is charged with managing the council housing stock throughout the borough. It is owned by Islington Council and managed by a Board of Directors, made up of Islington tenants and leaseholders, council representatives and independent members.