Roaming gang of Lithuanian squatters snatching our homes!

amcluesent

A gang of Lithuanian squatters are moving into people's homes and changing the locks while they are out.

George Pope, 72, took his dogs for a walk and returned to find a family had moved in and changed the locks.

And now it has emerged Angie Belalij, 37, also lost control of her home when illegal tenants allegedly moved in after she left to allow renovation work to go ahead.

Police and the council say they are powerless to act unless they have a court order requiring the squatters to be evicted.

The deadlock leaves the authentic residents in limbo and facing a potentially costly court battle to reclaim their own home.

They fear bogus estate agents are watching their homes and waiting for them to go away before moving in illegal tenants.

MobileSaver

ROFL!

Why did I just know that would be a Daily Mail story before going anywhere near that link! :rotfl:

firstaspect

You are linking to the Daily Mail, not the most reliable of sources...

mostlycheerful

"You are linking to the Daily Mail, not the most reliable of sources..."

Oh, is it just made up and not true? Really? So how do you know that, oh ye of little faith?

smoker99

amcluesent wrote: »

A gang of Lithuanian squatters are moving into people's homes and changing the locks while they are out.

George Pope, 72, took his dogs for a walk and returned to find a family had moved in and changed the locks.

And now it has emerged Angie Belalij, 37, also lost control of her home when illegal tenants allegedly moved in after she left to allow renovation work to go ahead.

Police and the council say they are powerless to act unless they have a court order requiring the squatters to be evicted.

The deadlock leaves the authentic residents in limbo and facing a potentially costly court battle to reclaim their own home.

They fear bogus estate agents are watching their homes and waiting for them to go away before moving in illegal tenants.

We should be 'celebrating' this as another benefit of 'enrichment'

amcluesent

>We should be 'celebrating'<

I'll value the diversity when they've been sent home.

Norma_Desmond

Police powerless to act?
Give me strength; if this happened to me then a call to the local rugby club to bring a few axes would see the job done.

Colincbayley

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

Police powerless to act?
Give me strength; if this happened to me then a call to the local rugby club to bring a few axes would see the job done.

Too damm right, I would also. But you know all too well who the police would then turn their attention to.:mad:

googler

amcluesent wrote: »

And now it has emerged Angie Belalij, 37, also lost control of her home when illegal tenants allegedly moved in after she left to allow renovation work to go ahead.

People only become 'tenants' when there's a valid tenancy agreement between them and the owner - and that's not what happened here.

One of the comments puts it best -

"I think i can save dagenham council and the police alot of money here, SOME CRIMINAL BROKE INTO THIS CHAPS HOUSE"

That's essentially it.

Colincbayley

googler wrote: »

People only become 'tenants' when there's a valid tenancy agreement between them and the owner - and that's not what happened here.

One of the comments puts it best -

"I think i can save dagenham council and the police alot of money here, SOME CRIMINAL BROKE INTO THIS CHAPS HOUSE"

That's essentially it.

I wonder what the police/council response would be if you then waited for the un-invited guests to go out, then broke back in and claimed squaters rights yourself on your own home!

mostlycheerful

And for more examples of foreigners breaking into people's houses and taking them over when the owners have gone out for an hour, for a weekend and for having building work done see message 7 on the thread Squatters Rights by Alona1 :

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2744342

There appears to be no rule of law or law enforcement in UK in which the strong oppress the weak with impunity, a truly natural dog eat dog jungle law at work. Government, police and justice system have almost completely failed and are almost wholly unfit for purpose. The state has almost completely abnegated its duty of care to citizens who have to try to defend themselves as best they can or be crushed underfoot.