All residents removed from Epping asylum seeker hotel after protests Protests were held outside The Bell Hotel in Epping last year The Independent UK · Jun 11
Council to seek appeal against High Court ruling over Epping asylum hotel Epping Forest District Council will continue with legal action over the Bell Hotel after councillors voted over the move on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Bell Hotel can house asylum seekers, High Court judge rules Epping Forest District Council applied for an injunction against the owners, Somani Hotels. Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025
Dad of girl, 14, attacked by Hadush Kebatu hits out at ‘irresponsible’ justice system The migrant, who resided at the Bell Hotel in Epping during the assault, travelled from Chelmsford to London The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
Hadush Kebatu’s victim, 14, ’caused so much stress and anxiety’ over his release Kebatu was jailed for a year in September for sexually assaulting the teenager. Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2025
Essex asylum seeker hotel in ‘flagrant’ breach of planning laws, court told Epping Forest District Council is taking legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping. Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025
Council’s bid to block asylum seekers being housed in Bell Hotel to be heard Epping Forest District Council is taking legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, and the Home Office. Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025
Home Office loses bid to delay trial of Epping asylum seeker hotel use claim The Home Office said that Epping Forest District Council’s legal claim against Somani Hotels should be delayed by six weeks. Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2025
Epping council refused permission to appeal asylum hotel decision The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Permission for council to appeal over Epping hotel decision refused The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks. Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025
Council leader urges calm in Epping protests as schools return The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks. The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
Epping hotel asylum case: what has the court of appeal decided and why? Temporary injunction has been set aside but council’s challenge will still proceed to a trial The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025
Starmer warned he must shut migrant hotels or face losing Labour voters to Reform Labour grandee Lord Falconer tells PM to take action over migrant crisis after government won Court of Appeal challenge over Epping hotel The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
The key events that led to the Epping asylum seeker injunction being overturned A temporary injunction that was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping, Essex was overturned at the Court of Appeal. The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025 Ministers face backlash after Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said that Sir Keir Starmer ‘puts the rights of illegal immigrants above the rights of British people’.
The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2025 Home Office wins appeal to house asylum seekers at protest-plagued hotel THE Home Office has won an appeal to overturn a temporary ban on housing asylum seekers at a hotel which has been plagued with far-right protests.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025 Asylum ban at Essex hotel may incite future demonstrations, court hears Home Office and the Bell hotel owners are challenging Epping Forest council’s injunction to stop 138 asylum seekers being housed