paolot Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Got a place on my street.....huge Victorian building...recently been borded up by council with the large metal grids at all windows as squaters were in there....yet at 2am the other night 3 caravans pull up and about 20 people get into the same place with all their gear/matresses/furniture/dogs etc etc and come the next night there is lecky on in there and happy days thats them....anyone know what the crack is with this kind of thing? Do squaters stay until they are moved out? If this is the case the whole process of being booted out and then back in to the same property has taken about 2 weeks?????Thanks Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Goose Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 If it had metal shutters on all doors and windows and these were securely fixed then entry must have been forced. This means an offence has been committed and squatters rights DO NOT apply. They have committed a crime and are illegaly occupying the building. They can be evicted immediately.I suggest you make a note of their vehicle registrations and report the matter to the police and the Council - provided they are the owners.Good luck. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrustratedLawyer Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Delightful. Not a sign of the times I hope. This wouldn't be the place on East Dulwich Road by any chance? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 paolot if you have no burglar alarm, I should get one.When squatters moved into a house rear of where I used to live, all the houses without alarms were broken into in the following weeks. There was a constant trail of police with clip boards, going past my house, carrying insurance lists. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommie Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 i actually have squatters in a house a few doors down and they have done nothing but been disruptive since they moved in. They have totally gutted the house which includes removing the bath and toilet. They use the back garden as a toilet and we have seen them many times doing this. They unfortunately do not have any electricity or heating. I have contacted the council about them and they say it is going to court but its taking a while and apparently the squatters know how long it takes to get an injunction to remove them and they usually move out before the notice is served.Contact the council (if it is a council house) or even the police. You can go on the met police website and report a non emergency crime on there Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapjackdavey Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 pommie Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> They have totally> gutted the house which includes removing the bath> and toilet. They use the back garden as a toilet> and we have seen them many times doing this. They> unfortunately do not have any electricity or> heating. that sounds totally ridiculous , makes you wonder why they need to squat a house at all if they rip out all the ammenities ,having a sh1t in the garden is the pits . Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162682 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 ring the police first thing - slightly different rules apply in the first 48 hours. call the council if youve got an empty property next door Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Glad to see that so far nobody has posted in support of these scumbags.But give it time. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeptfordDiva Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Everybody needs somewhere to live;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoser Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 "But crapping in gardens is my "art"." Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Shite......it doesn't seem that long ago when Camberwell especially was a wash with squats, parties,,,,tolerance and weed...maybe the recession will bring back some counterculture.....I'll stick up for these 'scumbugs' you 'breadheads'.....sadly from time to time I realise that you are mainly just a bunch of yuppies Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Max Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 .sadly from time to time I realise that you are mainly just a bunch of yuppiesWho is "you"? Is it me? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Max Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 No reply? You're probably out in the back garden shitting on some daisies. I know I am. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
absentminded Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Daisies in January? Must be the global warming..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Max Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Plenty of manure, see? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
absentminded Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Haha, of course. Very 'organic'. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalamityKel Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 At least they have a roof over their head... there are many out there much less fortunate *sighs* Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Sean.....the 'young' bit of Yuppie excuses me from being in the 'you'..........I guess that makes you safe too, just ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 the most back-handed of compliments that one quids!I bet the people occupying the house know how to spell squatters tho ;-) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Welcome to my pedantic world Sean! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Good for you quids for intiating the debate...But I'm not sure that breaking into someone else's property, vandalising it, stealing electricity, making innocent people's lives a misery, while not contributing to society in any way - can be justified by calling in a counterculture. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Agreed. But counter-culture? I thought you were talking about banks* I thank you. I'm here all week. Try the veal *As for squatters - this particular bunch don't sound like a savoury bunch but squatters as a group are not some homogenous bunch. Some of them are pretty decent Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorky Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I once Lived in Brokckey SE4.later I moved to East DulwichIm was happy until one day I woke up and found that my SE London manor had turned into a Dali inspired Daily Mail theme parkAnd I weptPS- most Squatters understand the law & work within it limits- B&E is s big no no & will attract unwarranted heat form the filth - I have no problem wioth responsible people occupying an empty building ratehr than face the rapacious benefit system and its scum landlord parasites.Scratch an ambitious BTL investor and find a Hoogstraaten beneath Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Max Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Sean, are there any other questions you would like me to ask Quids on your behalf? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 In theory I wouldn't have a real problem with people occupying an empty building, if they look after the place and move out when it becomes apparent that the owner needs it back. But I have a problem when they trash the property and/or refuse to leave.And I also have a pretty big problem with freeloaders who choose not to work for a living, and I suspect that many (but maybe not all) squatters fall into this category. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5047-squaters/#findComment-162811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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