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Eviction dispute:; ***ALSO AVAILABLE AT FS141161005***ENGLAND: Battersea: Winham Grove:EXTVox pops with housewives being evicted SOF- I got a letter from Ministry of Housing this morning in reply to a petition which we made to a Queen Q: Have you seen admittance centre- I haven't and I don't want to, after seeing the reports on them, I think they're disgusting / I'm not going into one for nobody, don't care what the say / they'll have to put me in jail first because I'm not going into one of them placesQ: How many rooms have you got here- We've got two, a kitchen and bedroom Q: And what do you pay for them- We pay 2 pound 10 unfurnishedQ: What are you going to do (to another woman)- Well it's just like being in the middle of two cars and you don't know which way to turn / it's a nightmare and we haven't woken up from it yetQ: Have you found a place to go to- I've tried every place, I've tried housing bureaus, estate agents, Battersea Borough council / we've been given the address of the Victoria Rest centre up to now, and they've told us not to apply again immaterial of the circumstances until 1962Q: But you can go to a centre can you- I don't know, I don't want to because when I was single I worked in one and I wouldn't want my children to be subjected to itQ: You are supposed to be leaving today, what are you doing to do (to another woman)- Staying put / I'm not leaving, they're not getting me into a rest centre, not if I can help it, I'm going to protect my childrenQ: Have you found any alternative accommodation at all- No, the landlord offered me two rooms which were so filthy I couldn't possibly take my children into themQ: What about a rest centre- No, I've been in one, I'm not going into another oneAgency representative (unnamed) intvw SOFQ: You're the agency for the landlords here, what has made the landlords take this decision- The freeholders solicitors have forced the landlords to ...