Commercial Squatters

googler

fluffymuffy wrote: »

Come to think of it the solicitor is probably scared too.

And then make sure relative never goes out alone? And get them a big dog?

It would seem that, unless you and/or your relative, plus some authoritative presence (police/bailiffs/security) take action, your relative may as well roll over, play dead, and kiss goodbye to his or her inheritance.......

We can make suggestions all we like, but only you know how far the relative is willing or able to go....

Fire_Fox

What do you want us to say? You dismiss a new solicitor, dismiss the police, dismiss a security firm, clearly asking nicely is not going to be effective. The only thing left is to hire a hitman, then you will have no fear of reprisals but fear of going to prison for a really really long time.

fluffymuffy

Fire_Fox wrote: »

What do you want us to say?

The suggestion of selling it to a trust was a really good one.

I'm wondering if some property developer would like to buy it (along with the tenants).

Or maybe it could be used as security for a loan that's never paid back...

Or maybe relative could apply for planning permission for some housing on the land and make it part of the application that the site loses it's commercial permission.

Any other non-violent suggestions? Relative doesn't have any cash and current solicitor is working on the basis that the property might get sold eventually and there'll be some fees there.

googler

"If you're going to a fist fight, pack a knife. If you're going to a knife fight, pack a gun, etc etc " Copyright Sean Connery


We've made a few suggestions. Only you know which big guns the occupiers have, Only you know which big guns you have access to.

You have to figure out which big gun you have to pack in order to get the bad guys outta Dodge.....

Fire_Fox

I don't rate your chances of selling it with violent squatting tenants in residence. How are you going to manage viewings and surveys? You can't knowingly put civilians at risk.

What type of illegal business is it? How are they functioning, do they have electricity and running water? Is the business all above board in other ways, registered, paying tax and what have you? What about a cockroach infestation or rotting seafood? Smashing a few windows on the first snowy winter's night so it's uninhabitable? Hire it to the Territorial Army for training sessions?

JQ.

fluffymuffy wrote: »

The suggestion of selling it to a trust was a really good one.

No it's not. It will cost a considerable amount of money to complete and the relative will still need to get them removed, with all the associated costs. Plus the squatters will still know who's doing it.

fluffymuffy wrote: »

I'm wondering if some property developer would like to buy it (along with the tenants).

Property developers aren't stupid, they would pay you considerably less than the value of the property less the cost of getting the squatters out.

fluffymuffy wrote: »

Or maybe it could be used as security for a loan that's never paid back...

Perhaps 5 years ago when banks were throwing money away - these days no chance.

fluffymuffy wrote: »

Or maybe relative could apply for planning permission for some housing on the land and make it part of the application that the site loses it's commercial permission.

Nope. If it was that easy to get planning permission for residential development we'd all be millionaires.

fluffymuffy wrote: »

Any other non-violent suggestions? Relative doesn't have any cash and current solicitor is working on the basis that the property might get sold eventually and there'll be some fees there.

Yes, employ a proper solicitor, it's quite a simple process. Borrow the money if necessary. There really is no other solution.