messiah

Did anyone see this on GMTV? Serves you right for invading an old dears home.

Whoever did it - nice one!

Chip

Yep, totally agree.

But no doubt this'll thread will be removed. It should not be.

Chip.

Nimbus

What's the story (in balamory).....?

ajm

LOL! Classic!

Reffro

They are talking about this.....

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...163532,00.html

Mice_Elf

Let's hope it WAS their caravan then....and that they made sure there was no one in there, least of all the 6-year old.

MattW

Doing well - Thread with P word in title lasting 45 minutes and counting

The Guv'nor

Excellent, just the type of news I like to set me up for a good day!!

T.G.

Suresh

LOL
Brilliant story. Glad the low life involved got some rough justice.


and no, this thread should not be removed.

Ringpeas

Hope there were no cats in that caravan

jjones

people in caravans don't always cause trouble
i don't agree with burning them, they are humans afterall
kids often live in them
evil scum people can be found everywhere not just caravans
you hear of these attacks occaisionaly

some people really don't like caravaners
could you have done this yourself?
u should really think of those who could have been killed
murder could have occured here

Sith

LOL @ Ringpeas

It serves them right, trying to claim someone elses home as theirs.

messiah

Is the P word not allowed anymore?

or has it been deemed to be discrimation like "hardworking" has?

the world is crackers...

messiah

breif account of events.

Old dear uncapable of looking after herself moves into retirement home and has to sell the house to pay for her care.

when she's gone, squatters move, by getting in through an open window - as there's no sign of forced entry the police are powerless to evict.

on GMTV yesterday morning, reporter questions them but gets told where to go in no uncertain terms.

Pi.. I mean squatters have parked caravan around the corner and last night it got torched by outraged locals Squatters leave shortly after.

StevieB

Good to see someone showed some backbone and torched their property

Can anyone explain the logic in that the police have no powers to evict.... or should we put it down to this country seems to side with the dregs of society all the time....

My gran owns a property which is let to a couple of ***** which dont pay the rent. Letting agency instruct them that the lease wont be renewed and give a date to vacate the property..... couple go to the local council whos advice is stay in the property and await being taken to court and then they will help them with accomodation. Of course the council have no concern that my 88 year old gran has to take them to court or the outstanding money or that she continues to loose more money whilst the ******* are in there.

Mice_Elf

Put the house up for sale. Get some of your friends around to view the property and express an interest.

You don't have to sell, but if they know they're being turfed out soon, they might move.

ProperCharlie

make sure they remember to bring their axe handles and "sports equipment" with them whilst "viewing" the property.

ajm

You should wait for them both to go out then go in and chuck all their stuff out and change the locks. You have all the paper work proving they should have moved out. When the police turn up just plead ignorance and say they moved out weeks ago as per their notice to vacate and they must be making up a story to cause trouble!

jjones

exact same thing happened to a colleague. single bloke had a job, turned alchy and gave up work - and hence rent. after a couple of months they tried to kick him out DHSS advised him to stay. he stayed put, went to court. eventually dhss agreed to pay some of the rent (no where near private rental payment). the bloke then had to move when the property was sold. all in all my colleague was out of pocket to the tune of several thousand pounds. courts were not interested in the home owners rights - only the scum feeloading.

gsm1

I once went to view a house with squatters in it. One of the guys was guiding me around the house and asking why I would want to move into such an area, "All the neighbours look down at us around here" he said.
He asked if I did buy the house could I let them live there for at least 6 months.

As far as eviction is concerned it's a pretty straightforward procedure. It's just the time and expense that's the bummer.

Andrew Dixon

Squatting is, and always has been, seen as a civil matter rather than a criminal one. It is a dispute between individuals over the possesion of a property.

Provided court procedure is followed in settling the matter then owner - or the person legally entitled to possession - will always succeed in a claim for a 'possession order'. This then entitles the owner to the services of the court bailiffs in evicting a trespasser who remains in occupation.

So it seems that this country doesn't side with the 'dregs' all the time.

messiah

about time the law was changed.

IMHO, squatting is intruding, they're not wanted on the premises and they are not the legal owner, therefore they have no right to be there.

Squatting should be regarded as a breach of the peace, and as locals get very irate by it - you might argue that it's incenting(sp) to riot - a strong word but a caravan has been burnt out after all - Maybe it was Jeremy Clarkson or Bricktop...

OllyK

As a matter of interest does the Squatting bit only apply to vacant premises, or could you come home having forgotten to lock the front door, find a load of pikeys in your house and then not be able to get them out for months??

messiah

I don't see why the police can't forcibly remove people from property which does not belong to them when they are uninvited.

OllyK

I think it comes down to yet another bit of crappy UK law:

StevieB

“I don't see why the police can't forcibly remove people from property which does not belong to them when they are uninvited”....

Exactly and the same goes for people who dont pay rent.... if you stop paying then as far as I am concerned you have no right to be there

OllyK

I agree that is how it should be - sadly the law protects the squatters. It should be a simple case of take your deeds to the Police station, the Police go and drag the squatters out.

messiah

I saw that note on the window.

If it was me I don't think I'd be letting a post-it note get in the way of removing them by force - this sort of nonsense makes my blood boil

OllyK

I can't agree enough, the trouble is, if you did use force, the Police would be carting you away and leaving the squatters in your house. Watch Pacific Heights some time to see this taken to the absolute extreme in the US!