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The White Lion
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Roof thief arrested as Putney squatters strip buildings and relocate to East Putney
Police reveal full details of White Lion arrest while admitting confusion over powers to intervene.
Next-door nightmare: squatters evicted, then relocate next door
Bailiffs clear The White Lion — but frustrations with police, courts and the council continue to mount
Putney squatter nightmare: “It’s been eight weeks of hell”
Neighbours say they’ve been left to suffer while squatters take over two Putney High Street pubs, bringing sleepless nights, property damage and fear.
Putney landlord demands action: “Police must act now”
As enforcement stalls, one of the landlords behind the affected buildings says the situation is spiralling into civic and criminal disorder.
‘It’s warm, it’s ours—for now’: Squatters take over shuttered Putney bars as High Street declines
We spoke to the squatters now living inside the Boilermaker and White Lion pubs — a sign of how far the high street has fallen.