Squatters move to another Oxford University building
- 27 February 2017
- Oxford
BILL NICHOLLS
Squatters who took over a building owned by an Oxford college have moved to another university building.
The group, known as Iffley Open House, took over a car showroom owned by Wadham College in the city but left earlier after being told to move out.
However, on Sunday, 25 people, the majority of them homeless, claimed squatters' rights in an old power station owned by Said Business School.
A spokeswoman said the university was working to resolve the situation.
'Sympathise with plight'
The group had been using an old car showroom as a homeless shelter since New Year's Eve.
Wadham College told the squatters to leave because pre-demolition work was set to begin.
It plans to build a 135-bedroom development for students at the site on Iffley Road, in east Oxford.
The squatters have now taken refuge in a former power station in Osney, west of the city centre.
Ten volunteers are thought to be working with the homeless people.
A spokesman for the group, Neo, told the BBC the group was "in and settled".
He said there were between 15 and 16 people who were homeless, while the rest were volunteers.
