Residents in a block of 116 flats in Toxteth were told they would all have to leave within a matter of weeks in what council bosses are investigating as a possible "illegal" eviction attempt.
Residents at Parliament Place on Upper Parliament Street received the notice on March 6 after being told there was a serious fire safety issue at the block. It emerged shortly after that the company which owns the building, Isle of Man-based freeholder Schloss Roxburghe Holdings Ltd, was in the process of negotiating with Serco and the Home Office to house asylum seekers at the block as part of an “emergency housing scheme.”
Liverpool Council has confirmed it is investigating a possible “illegal eviction” attempt after residents woke up to discover a letter plastered on internal doors of the building.
