exactly that
once they put up signs saying it is their home, you have to go to court to prove it isn't. the law sucks!

of course, lots of landlords ignore the law.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:14, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Too late to get an interim possession order?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:15, Reply)

Or get the cops involved if there's evidence of breaking and entering?

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)

It was like that when we got here Guv!
Followed by 'Can you prove it'?

Would be my guess as to the likely answers.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:23, Reply)

But would squatters go to court
To defend their occupation of a building? I'm guessing if they are skint they'd not be able to go to the expense of it? I would like to think that legal aid isn't available to people who want to steal a house either.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:16, Reply)

they don't pay anything
they just don't turn up, or they defend themselves. just the time it takes to get a hearing buys them a few days or weeks for free!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:39, Reply)

they don't pay anything
they just don't turn up, or they defend themselves. just the time it takes to get a hearing buys them a few days or weeks for free!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:39, Reply)

What if
some big bruisers with crowbars just happened to be passing and thought, "Oh look, there's some squatters. They shouldn't be in there. Let's duff them up and throw them out, just so the landlord doesn't get any grief, out of the goodness of our hearts, like"?
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 16:19, Reply)