Squatters occupy MPs' 'main home'

Not going to divert the discussion into the rights and wrongs of these MP's owning the house, but if I had a house that was being 'renovated' and squatters moved in I would be ******.
 
Gilo said:
Not going to divert the discussion into the rights and wrongs of these MP's owning the house, but if I had a house that was being 'renovated' and squatters moved in I would be ******.
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I'd be asking why your house was being "renovated" for seven months.
 
In a statement on Monday they said: "It is our home and has been very special to us for a long time. We find it extremely upsetting to know that our house is occupied by squatters who appear to believe that they are entitled to do what they wish in our property."
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Got to love blind stupidity, greed and ignorance as bringers of fail. That comment alone should end thier careers. It won't but it should.
 
Evangelion said:
Yep. And the owner can respond by issuing a court possession order, forcing the squatters to leave within 24 hours. Is there a problem here?
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I find it odd that the law allows people to move into a property owned by someone else without their consent simply because it's unused.
 
Inquisitor said:
I find it odd that the law allows people to move into a property owned by someone else without their consent simply because it's unused.
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So do I, but that's the law.

I also find it odd that a couple of overpaid ******** are allowed to have a taxpayer funded "second home" only 10 miles from their designated "main home".
 
Fenris said:
Eugh forget it, arguing this with the "I hate the government" brigade is impossible.

I end by saying what I have already said, I hate squatters and abusing stupid laws because others do so is not the right way to go about making changes. If it does change anything, great, but the means do not justify the ends for me and I find what these people are doing is no better than what they are doing it to complain about.
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Thats true, they are no better. Would you want these squatters running your country?
 
Evangelion said:
I'd be asking why your house was being "renovated" for seven months.
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Look im not trying to say that what the mps have done is right, but more of the fact that squatters are quiet a peice of work.

Renovation could easily last that long if an insurance company are dragging their heals (ok, this is obviously not the case in this situation)

Just because a house is empty for a period of time, does not give the right for anyone to just walk in and claim it as their own. The owner of the property should be sought and then given a month to either put the property on the market, let it out or move back in. Whilst agree with the idea that housing is in short supply, I dont aggree with how squatters go about reclaiming empty property.
 
leaskovski said:
Just because a house is empty for a period of time, does not give the right for anyone to just walk in and claim it as their own.
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That's right, and the squatters aren't claiming it as their own. They're simply living in it. Squatters cannot claim a property as their own unless they have lived in it consistently for at least twelve years without any interruption or eviction.

The owner of the property should be sought and then given a month to either put the property on the market, let it out or move back in. Whilst agree with the idea that housing is in short supply, I dont aggree with how squatters go about reclaiming empty property.
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The squatters aren't reclaiming it. They're just living in it.
 
Evangelion said:
That's right, and the squatters aren't claiming it as their own. They're simply living in it. Squatters cannot claim a property as their own unless they have lived in it consistently for at least twelve years without any interruption or eviction.



The squatters aren't reclaiming it. They're just living in it.
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So if the persons involved go to the house, they won't have an issue with entering the property and completing the renovation work?

If thats the case then, I dont have a problem with what they are doing.
 
leaskovski said:
So if the persons involved go to the house, they won't have an issue with entering the property and completing the renovation work?

If thats the case then, I dont have a problem with what they are doing.
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with them being "...adamant they will not budge" it doesn't look like it. Besides I wouldn't carry on renovation with someone who I didn't want living there still in the property.
 
leaskovski said:
So if the persons involved go to the house, they won't have an issue with entering the property and completing the renovation work?

If thats the case then, I dont have a problem with what they are doing.
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The owners have to issue a court possession order first. Then the squatters have 24 hours to leave, after which they can be evicted if they are still on the premises.
 
It's tax payers money, the squatters would probably prefer the money to go on homes for the homeless as opposed the homes for the greedy. It's public property imo
 
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