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17 September 2012, 08:17
The legal definition of a squatter is:-
An individual who settles on the land of another person without any legal authority to do so, or without acquiring a legal title.
So I'm reading that as if you move in, you're squatting.
The offence of squatting in a residential building now carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 or both.
If you are just sheltering, your trespassing.
If you are trespassing and leave immediately when told, provided you haven't broken in, stolen or broken anything, the way I read the law is "No harm, No foul".
Of course if the plod is called, gawd knows what may happen.
An individual who settles on the land of another person without any legal authority to do so, or without acquiring a legal title.
So I'm reading that as if you move in, you're squatting.
The offence of squatting in a residential building now carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 or both.
If you are just sheltering, your trespassing.
If you are trespassing and leave immediately when told, provided you haven't broken in, stolen or broken anything, the way I read the law is "No harm, No foul".
Of course if the plod is called, gawd knows what may happen.