Thursday 6 October 2011

What to do if squatters take over your property | Money | guardian.co.uk

What to do if squatters take over your property | Money | guardian.co.uk

Sky-high property prices and soaring rents for those priced out of the housing market have meant that squatting has become a way of life for a growing number of people. The latest government figures put the estimated number of squatters in the UK at 20,000, but the real figure is probably higher.

The government has closed a consultation on the criminalisation of squatting, in which proposals range from creating an offence of "squatting in buildings", thereby rendering the activity illegal, to improving the enforcement available under the existing legal framework. Squatting is already a criminal offence in Scotland, punishable by a fine or even imprisonment.

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