In the shopping streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life. The Reclaim Croydon collective, a squatters group, has taken over disused commercial premises to provide beds for the homeless, saying it is providing a community-based solution to a broken housing market.
‘When people walk by they probably wouldn’t know people are living here’ ‘Tom’ has lived in various squats for ten years. Homeless since he was 17, he hasn’t known a permanent safe place to call home at any point in his adult life. Now 28, Tom’s lost count of the different types of property he’s lived in, but, so far, he has managed to find somewhere to sleep in abandoned warehouses, vacant offices, empty schools, a police station, fire station, post office and even a leisure centre.
Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY BRITAIN HOUSING" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. Photographer: Hannah McKay Provider: REUTERS Source: REUTERS Caption: A cupboard containing energy meters and a fuse box with signage… Caption: An external view of a former solicitors office, an empty building which squatter activist group Reclaim Croydon formerly occupied before they were evicted, is seen on a high street in Croydon, south London, Britain, May 16, 2024.
Hannah McKay SEARCH "MCKAY BRITAIN HOUSING" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. Photographer: Hannah McKay Provider: REUTERS Source: REUTERS Caption: Light shines through a window in a bedroom for squatters, in which was… Caption: A man holds a sign outside a discount store in Croydon, south London, Britain, June 13, 2024.
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