whats going on with this country?

The story is not full and complete as there is alot that we do not know. However the fact that squatters are allowed to stay for even a millisecond bugs the **** out of me. As it has already been pointed out, this story would not have been reported if it was only an english family that were doing the squatting.
IMO squatters should be removed immediately. If they want a home then let them do what everyone else has to do...go on a waiting list!

Ste.

Originally Posted by Ed

Just imagine if you could go and forcibly evict. Forcible eviction without a Court order is a serious offence. Rightly so.

I don't know the in's and out's of the law, but I can't see how forcing entry to your own property and shooing the squatters out is forcible eviction.

I just don't get how this is possible (if the story is as meet's the eye, I agree there's probably more to it, more ****e 'sensationalist journalism' as we've come to expect from newspapers / news sites).

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Ed

There is no such thing as squatter's rights unless they're there for more than 12 years. Whether the title is registered or unregistered makes a big difference.

Here they clearly have no right to occupy and so the court granted a possession order. So what's the problem? Whether they are quatters or not they are 'residential occupiers' and that means that you need a Court order. Just imagine if you could go and forcibly evict. Forcible eviction without a Court order is a serious offence. Rightly so.

Thank you for the clarification Ed, good to know.

Originally Posted by metalangel

Well b*gger me, isn't that pretty much what's happening to the British family?

Not even a little bit. They were staying in rented accommodation until March anyway. I would be very suprised if the family occupying their house aren't evicted with a court order in very short order.

Jambo

out of couriousity would it be ilegal for me to enter my own home (which squaters have taken over) at anytime and fumagate the house for bugs, abit id use cs gas but surely id just be a sensible home owner taking care of my property

Originally Posted by jambo

Not even a little bit. They were staying in rented accommodation until March anyway. I would be very suprised if the family occupying their house aren't evicted with a court order in very short order.

Despite them saying they don't have much cash left and so can't just wait in in their rented accomodation for these scumbags to be ejected?

Because yes, it's entirely fair on them to have to keep spending money they shouldn't have to because they can't get into their own home.

Can the home-owners claim their court costs etc back from someone i.e. the alleged squatters?

[Bibio]

scotland may be crap, but this would not happen. there is no such law as squatters rights up here. if someone tried to move into your home the police would have them out that same week by force if necessary, its classed as steeling.

i feel sorry for the family involved.

Originally Posted by metalangel

Because yes, it's entirely fair on them to have to keep spending money they shouldn't have to because they can't get into their own home.

Didn't the story say that they didn't plan to move back in until March anyway:

Originally Posted by Daily Mail

He and his wife are also worried that a drawn-out battle would exhaust their savings.

Possession Order from today. I see no drawn out battle.

Originally Posted by Daily Mail

They had planned to move back into the house in March.

They had planned to be spending the money on alternative accommodation anyway.

Originally Posted by From Owners in Daily Mail

`In the meantime we face the prospect of becoming homeless ourselves, since we had only budgeted to pay both rent and our mortgage until mid March.'

They won't be homesless in March. See above.

Poor show Daily Mail. Zenophobic and incendiary reporting at its worst. There isn't actually much of a story here. It wouldn't have been too difficult to find a similar story where there is a genuine risk of impending homelessness. Trouble is, there might not be foreigners involved

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Can the home-owners claim their court costs etc back from someone i.e. the alleged squatters?

Or the alleged landlord who's taking their rent?

Originally Posted by Jabba

Poor show Daily Mail. Zenophobic and incendiary reporting at its worst. There isn't actually much of a story here. It wouldn't have been too difficult to find a similar story where there is a genuine risk of impending homelessness. Trouble is, there might not be foreigners involved

you gotta love the daily mail