Neighbours rally around woman’s home to stop the bailiffs (Picture: SWNS)

A woman facing ‘revenge eviction’ has been given a lifeline after her neighbours gathered to form a human chain around her home.

Nimo Abdullahi, 39, claimed her landlord tried to kick her and her five children out of their home after she complained about the rising damp.

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But neighbours and campaigners turned out in force to stop bailiffs from forcing the family out of their home in Easton, Bristol.

A newlywed couple living opposite even cut up their wedding cake for all the protesters.


When the bailiffs arrived on Tuesday morning, they were unable to get past the 30 protesters who stood strong.

Around 30 protesters stood outside the house (Picture: SWNS.com)

The bailiffs arrived Tuesday morning but were unable to enter the property (Picture: SWNS.com)

Nimo Abdullahi said she complained to the landlord about the damp (Picture: SWNS)

Nimo claimed the landlord tried to evict them numerous times before and even threatened to get the police to do the job.

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She said: ‘It has a big problem with damp. This is bad for us, because my children have asthma and it is not a good place.



‘Until recently, the carpets everywhere were very old and dirty and we would ask the landlord to improve things, but he was difficult.

Many of the protesters worse red Acorn t-shirts, who help people with rent disputes (Picture: SWNS.com)

Newlywed couple cut up their wedding cake and served it up to the neighbours (Picture: SWNS.com)

One neighbour called the landlord’s move ‘revenge eviction’ (Picture: SWNS.com)

‘Many times I asked him, and a lot of times he would threaten us.’

Neighbour Jenny Ross said: ‘We don’t want people in our community treated like this. It’s a revenge eviction and people deserve decent rented accommodations.’

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Another neighbour, Kirsten Parton, added: ‘I’m here because of the way she’s been treated by her landlord, it is simply not on.

‘She and her family are part of the community and have been here for quite some time.’

Nimo is being helped by Acorn, a local grass roots movement which fights for renters’ rights.

Efforts have been made to get in touch with the landlord. If you are the landlord in question, please email simon.robb@metro.co.uk