Migrants staying at The Bell Hotel in Epping have been left overjoyed after the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Home Office earlier today.

Asylum seekers hailed the victory which will allow them to continue living at the migrant hotel.

The Court of Appeal overturned the previous injunction that put a stop to The Bell housing some 138 asylum seekers.

Epping became a focal point of Britain's migrant crisis earlier this summer after a number of protests amid reports that an asylum seeker had been accused of sexual assault.

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, a 38-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker living at the hotel on trial at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court, denies the charges.

However, following today's Court of Appeal ruling, a migrant in his 30s told The Telegraph: “I am pleased. It had been a worry.”

Meanwhile, residents in Epping have vowed to return to The Bell Hotel after their legal victory was cut short.

The Court of Appeal today overturned a recent decision to grant a temporary injunction, instead siding with the Home Office and hotel owners at Somani Hotels.

Lord Justice Bean, sitting with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb, warned that the previous ruling was "seriously flawed in principle".

He added: "The judge's approach ignores the obvious consequence that the closure of one site means capacity needs to be identified elsewhere in the system."