What has happened at Epping hotel?
Council loses High Court battle. Council loses High Court battle to stop use of hotel for asylum seeker accommodation. Epping Forest District Council will reflect on next steps after the High Court refused its application for a final injunction to stop the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for asylum seeker accommodation . Epping Forest DC v Somani Hotels Limited [2025] EWHC 2937 (KB) The High Court has rejected Epping Forest District Council’s application for an injunction which would have prevented the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping as accommodation for asylum seekers.