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"squatters rights"

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
do they exist and what exactly are they if they do?

curiosity :chin:

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dianne1985 wrote:
    do they exist and what exactly are they if they do?

    curiosity :chin:
    i used to be fairly well informed about such matters but i'm way out of date now.
    blagsta who lives mostly in the PnD forum is probably the person you should ask.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tried Google yet?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    no i havent, thats why i posted here:yes:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
  • littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    Dianne1985 wrote:
    no i havent, thats why i posted here:yes:

    You should really try google. It is a wonderful resource :|

    One of my first hits for 'squatter's rights.'
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    google.jpg

    :p
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    google.jpg

    :p

    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

    Ive come across lots of posts that could have been googled, why pick on me, you'll make me cry:(
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dianne1985 wrote:
    HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

    Ive come across lots of posts that could have been googled, why pick on me, you'll make me cry:(

    lol... the :p was pointing out I was just kidding and not picking on you ;):D
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    yeah people use 'squatters rights' to claim parts of land that have been within their boundries, but not according to the title deeds.

    principles are that you must be in possession of land and exclude all others (a matter of evidence, i.e. fencing it off, locking it with key) for 12 years.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ok so i totally dont get it :crazyeyes

    the articles i have read suggest that the right is that you cannot be removed without a court possesion order being issued, yet the last post ***i think*** is something different again?

    Basically, the image in my mind is of hippes storming an old house to do a banner-hang and then claiming they have squatters rights, so could i technically enter an empty house(given that it wasnt forced entry i presume?) and refuse to move?

    There is no reason behind my asking, other than i hate it when i don't understand something and at school we were always taught to ask(not google);)

    :p
  • **helen****helen** Deactivated Posts: 9,235 Supreme Poster
    Dianne1985 wrote:

    There is no reason behind my asking, other than i hate it when i don't understand something and at school we were always taught to ask(not google);)

    :p

    There's nowt wrong with asking, especially as you say the t'internet can throw up all kinds of conflicting information. It's usually a pretty safe bet (fingers crossed :razz: )you can trust the information on TheSite - and we have an article on squatting Hope it helps :thumb:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    They date back to the English civil war you know.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Squatters rights have been largely abolished and restricted under the Law of Property Act 2003, to be honest. It's almost impossible to gain squatters rights over registered property, and land now has to be registered under the law.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    edit: changed my mind
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    God i remember the good old days of squatting before the criminal justice bill when you had loads more right and things if you were a squatter (i'm so old) - mais it was muchos fun - though possibly not for the people who owned the houses which were being squatted.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Most of the big squats in them days were council property that had been left to rot. Like Ellingfort Rd in Hackney, Villiers Rd and St Agnes Place in Brixton, Hulme in Manchester etc, or were industrial/commercial buildings that had been empty for years, like Cooltan or the 121 Centre.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I know but most of my friends were squtting in houses that were empty but did belong to people.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blagsta wrote:
    Most of the big squats in them days were council property that had been left to rot. Like Ellingfort Rd in Hackney, Villiers Rd and St Agnes Place in Brixton, Hulme in Manchester etc, or were industrial/commercial buildings that had been empty for years, like Cooltan or the 121 Centre.

    is this the venue they squat in in the film south west 9
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The squat in SW9 (dreadful film btw) is supposed to be the 121 Centre.
    http://www.urban75.org/brixton/features/121.html
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