Locked in!

Margot123

This is an odd one.

I would have thought anyone with the b*lls to squat would have a network. Most of the genuine homeless, and 'pro squatters' I have come across in my line of work are very organised and know their rights.
Pretty sure I've never come across anyone who has holed-up in someone else's property alone. These empty places are well-known on the network and normally have a dozen or more sleeping there until they are evicted.

The first thing they do, when cornered is call the Police. So, you can see why I'm so puzzled by this.

penge

Margot, we all have unique circumstances. Nothing odd about it. I know of several people in fact who are forced to squat alone in London. What I'm looking for here is some suggestions/help re legality to postpone eviction not petty sarcasm etc. Thankyou

penge

Margot, we all have unique circumstances. Nothing odd about it. I know of several people in fact who are forced to squat alone in London. What I'm looking for here is some suggestions/help re legality to postpone eviction not the petty sarcasm from other posters etc. I mean earlier posts. Thanks

davidmcn

Pixie5740 wrote: »

It's not illegal to squat in non-residential property in England or Wales.

https://www.gov.uk/squatting-law/squatting-in-nonresidential-properties

That depends what people are meaning by "illegal".

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Do they not have windows he can exit by?

Comms69

Did the owner know he was there? Did he make himself known?

Cakeguts

I would suggest that he uses the same method to break out as he used to break in. After all he didn't have the keys to the original locks did he so changing them should make no difference?

Cakeguts

penge wrote: »

Margot, we all have unique circumstances. Nothing odd about it. I know of several people in fact who are forced to squat alone in London. What I'm looking for here is some suggestions/help re legality to postpone eviction not petty sarcasm etc. Thankyou

The UK is not a dictatorship. No one is forced to to anything. He was not forced to squat in a commercial building he chose to do it. He could also have chosen to move to a much cheaper part of the country where single people can earn enough to rent something on their own. No one is forced to live in London.



What gets me down are the people who want someone else to give them what they want. Normal people who can't afford to live in the most expensive city in the country don't attempt to live there.

penge

Cakeguts wrote: »

The UK is not a dictatorship. No one is forced to to anything. He was not forced to squat in a commercial building he chose to do it. He could also have chosen to move to a much cheaper part of the country where single people can earn enough to rent something on their own. No one is forced to live in London.



What gets me down are the people who want someone else to give them what they want. Normal people who can't afford to live in the most expensive city in the country don't attempt to live there.

Pure ignorance. You obviously live on sugar candy Mountain. You are part of the problem and you don't even know it

macman

Did the 'men' (who were they?) actually have a valid court order to evict him? If so, then they can break into a commercial property and remove him-and then change the locks.
No professional bailiff is just going to change the locks with squatters still inside!