Mum’s battle over St Michael’s Gate home

Charlotte and son (5) have four months to leave estate

The mother of a five-yearold boy said she is terrified about being moved into a hostel after she was given four months to leave her home in St Michael’s Gate.

Charlotte Robertson and son Ethan have to move out of the estate in Parnwell despite fighting an eviction notice at a county court hearing in Peterborough on Monday.

The 25-year-old waitress is one of the few remaining tenants at St Michael’s Gate which hit national news last August when the Peterborough Telegraph revealed more than 70 households were being evicted so homeless people could be brought in instead.

Charlotte said she was “terrified” at the possibility of being moved into a hostel and is worried about getting Ethan to and from Parnwell Primary School. She added: “I do not think this should be allowed to happen.”

Asked if she enjoyed living at St Michael’s Gate, she replied: “I did. It was quiet but not any more, and the police are down quite a lot.”

Paul Simon Magic Homes owns the St Michael’s Gate properties, and director Mr Charlotte Robertson and her son Ethan (5) Philippou, who refused to give his first name, represented the firm at the hearing.

He said: “I want to make their move as comfortable as possible and try and give them as much time as they need. I’m not as bad as people make me out to be. I have a family.”

District Judge Matthews said: “I looked at the papers and found I was not satisfied the claimant was entitled to a possession order.”

However, Ms Robertson and Mr Philippou reached an agreement for her to leave her home in November.