"Anthony Burton has been asking Hackney Council to pay him 2,000 to cover his losses since 2007. The Burton family home, on the Regent Estate in South Hackney, was broken into and a thief took cash, a television set, a PlayStation and other family possessions. The burglar has never been caught. As leaseholders, the Burtons were paying service charges to their landlord, Hackney Council, which helped fund a network of surveillance cameras installed across the estate."
"At least one camera directly overlooked the back door where the thief had entered, and the communal driveway where their car was parked during the break-in. None of the cameras was working at the time of the home invasion, the family later found. Mr Burton believes Hackney Council is liable since it charged him for the CCTV service. Since then, he has been on a nearly two-decade mission to get the council to reimburse him."
Anthony Burton has sought £2,000 compensation from Hackney Council since 2007 after a break-in at his Regent Estate home in South Hackney. Cash, a television, a PlayStation and other possessions were stolen and the burglar was never caught. Leaseholders paid service charges that helped fund estate CCTV, and at least one camera overlooked the entry and driveway but none were working during the break-in. Mr Burton believes the council is liable and was repeatedly told he would be reimbursed but received nothing. Solicitors said legal costs would exceed the claim. He withheld payments, faced court, and paid arrears plus costs.
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