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I'm sure if the owner approached us without being confrontational, we could move out.


But if we have the property for a few months before being approached by the owners, we would be less reluctant to give up the house, due to the fact that the owners have shown lack of interest in the property.


We are reasonable people and aren't going out of our way too intentionally ruin home owners lives.


The house is now full and no more spaces are available.


Thanks again for your support.

The Goose Green Squatters. x

Jeremy Wrote:

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> goosegreenteam Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > We will have to see how we are approached by

> the

> > owners, if they are forcefull and agressive

> then

> > we will be less reluctant to cooperate.

>

> And that's where you lose my sympathy! But

> hopefully it won't come to that.



Less reluctant to cooperate - do you mean more reluctant?

Goosegreenteam

You say you could move out if the owner was not confrontational?

But will you without making a fuss?

I'm sure you are aware that taking over someone's house is just a teansy bit confrontational in itself and now you are expecting the owner to be nice about it. Is that fair?

So goose green squatters - please could you tell me why you choose to squat though? Thats what I find interesting.


I personally knew someone who became a squatter - he was from a mega-privileged background (yes, I DO know not all are!) and he seemed to enjoy being a 'rebel' and anti-establishment - IMHO probably due to the fact the hardest decision he'd ever made in his 25 years was which cigar cutter to buy for daddy's birthday pressie.


You say you're good at DIY? Any good with fence panels? :)

Although there are a lot of horro stories that come with squatters, I believe they can be beneficial. In amsterdam ther is a system where squatting is encouraged in empty buildings but under given conditions where the squatter agrees to caretake the building and give it back in good condition, when the owner needs it back, if they stick to the agreement they are offered another place to stay ensuring low homelessness for the squatter and building kept safe for owner. I believe this could work in london too, saving property owners the agro and expense of eviction procedings and dealing with homelessness and wanton vandalism of property by careless squatters. I hope they are kind for the owners sake and happy to negotiate an easy exit when the property is wanted back, unfortunatley alot of owners fear the worst when squatters get in, and go in all guns blazing rather than have a freindly chat with the occupants, there by getting hackles up and a confontation nearly always ensues. I have know quite alot of squatters and on the whole they are usually creative eco concious and pretty kind people albeit skint.


huggs

davidhealy Wrote:

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> I love all this liberal bull!

>

> Lets just see how any one of you would react if

> you came home and it was your home invaded. Its

> all very well pontificating but the real reaction

> would be far different!

>

> I invite the owner of the property to come on here

> and discuss??

>

> Suppose you want Clegg as your next prime minister

> too - lets really get the UK back on its feet ...

> dear god!

>

> Blue all the way.

____________________________________


Really..?


I suspect RED ( from the neck up )



W**F

Hee hee.


I love crazy squatter logic: "if we have the property for a few months before being approached by the owners, we would be [more] reluctant to give up the house"


I can almost see your eyes crossing as you say it ;-)


So, I can just take my neighbour's car can I, if they don't drive it enough?


And if they haven't driven it for a while then it's really mine?


Anyway, come on mate, 'reluctant to give up the house'? By saying that you already accept the house isn't yours. What you're really doing is taking it with threats of violence. If you think you can use euphemisms and they're clever coz you can't prove nuffink, you must take us all for idiots.


If that were true, it wouldn't make us the idiots.

Firstly...


I am all for squatting a disused building however, were the owner to approach you to move out on an agreed date or after an agreed period following a court action, would you be looking for "compensation" of some kind


Of course you are not actively doing this for cash, but would it "oil the wheels" somewhat


Lastly, whose broadband are you using ( are you close enough to pick up the free EDT network ? )



W**F

It's anarchy, I say.. anarchy!


I was planning on booking a holiday, but now I can't - for fear of returning to discover that a troupe of white, dreadlocked vegetarian lesbians from the home counties have moved in, changed the locks and painted an enormous rainbow mural on side return wall.

brum Wrote:

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> Either it's broadband from EDT, Woof, or they can

> afford iPhones with all the money they save from

> not paying their way!



yeah cos there's no way that students could have any other access to the internet is there?

The house is rotting around the windows quite a lot, causing some problems by making the house really cold. The house is in a state but we are using our DIY skills to bring the house back to life. We feel like we've been cleaning forever.


We have gained internet by using a modern tactic, mobile 'dongle' broadband.


We feel that people are generalising squatters a bit too much. We don't want to get into a political debate about the pros and cons of squatting. We just want to live here peacefully until we are moved on, when it comes to the time when the owner has the eviction order, we will leave peacefully.


If you would like to find out more about squatting check out http://www.squatter.org.uk/


Thanks to all our supporters.

The Goose Green Squatters. x

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