I thought the law stipulated that squatters were obliged to move on if asked to by either
the property owner or the local council? That is to say, the law doesn't stop them trying to move in, but it prevents them staying there as soon as someone else can convincingly lay claim to the property...I could be wrong.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:43, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I don't know to be honest
Rswipe should know, she started it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:46, Reply)

Ms Swipe's OP suggests they need a court order to legally remove them
So I guess I was mistaken - unless that's just the procedure by which you're supposed to deal with it, even if you are able to staple a deed in your name to their forehead as proof that you own it...pls to clarify, rachel?
EDIT: Ta.
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:48, Reply)

Yes, but you need a court order to evict them if they refuse to move.
Until you get a court order, it would be illegal to attempt to forcibly remove them or even enter the property, irrespective of the fact it is your property. Court orders take time and cost money.

Plus, a rather worryingly high proportion of squatters will have trashed the place, or at least *ahem* modified it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:48, Reply)

it does
but you have to get a court order. these people are clever twats, and they know the law, and they know they don't have to go anywhere without a court order and then a writ from the high court entitling the bailiffs to tip them out. all this takes a few weeks and costs a lot. if the landlord is trying to do it himself, without legal advice, he can very easily get it wrong and get stuck with them for more weeks of trashing and expense!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:48, Reply)

Would it be possible to bypass the system a bit
And ask a Judge in his spare time to sign an order? Seeing as there's a charity involved.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:50, Reply)

nice idea
but never gonna happen in practice!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:51, Reply)

Get the charity to ask around it's big donors
One of them will likely be an oldboy with contacts. Even the most stern Judge would want to get the cunts out of the building, and would be happy to jot down a quick "GTFO, I'm a Judge".
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:55, Reply)

Or just march into the place, in full gown and wig
Bang his gavel on the door and shout
"I sentence you to kiss my arse."
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:57, Reply)

I wonder
If you can't evict them with force, can they use force to stop you entering? Get some cops to 'squat', and arrest the other cunts if any illegal activities are witnessed.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:00, Reply)

that would be quite hilarious

(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:02, Reply)

Ok, with you now. But what about the damage?
Surely, once the court order is issued, the squatters are liable for vandalism?
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:50, Reply)

yes
but they have no money. this is why the pikeys are squatting in the first place! you'd spend more pursuing them for the costs than you ever had any hope of recovering.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:51, Reply)

Are there no prisons?
Are there no workhouses?
(LongJohnBaldry, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 15:53, Reply)

Maybe they should die
and decrease the surplus population!
( Peej, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:30, Reply)