The revolution will not be televised

"The occupation of a person’s non-residential property without their permission is not a crime in England".

This seems crazy to me, so people could occupy hospitals, schools, museums, shops and there is nothing that can be done about it?
 
goalscrounger said:
"The occupation of a person’s non-residential property without their permission is not a crime in England".

This seems crazy to me, so people could occupy hospitals, schools, museums, shops and there is nothing that can be done about it?
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That would be trespass, which is a civil offence.
 
Colgates_shaving_foam said:
I cannot see any positive in this. Some scum taking over a building? Should be able to be removed by force if necessary.
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You can certainly in principle use reasonable force in England to remove someone who has been asked to and declined to leave from land or a non-residential property. Whether you would be wise to do so might depend a little on whether that person is a lawyered up protester or a bolshie football supporter/ lairy drunk in a pub.
 
"The occupation of a person’s non-residential property without their permission is not a crime in England".

I think they missed out a word between non-residential and property.... unoccupied

Anyway from all the tv progs about this kind of thing it seems sort of 'allowed' and Ramsey will have to use a specialist removal type adviser/property firm for this as all the ticks and crosses of the legal affairs have to be applied or else they will know and push against it . These squatters know all the procedures and that's unfortunate. I used to think for many hours 'what if that happened to me ' ' what rules would I circumvent to speed up the procedure' The only thing I came up with that seemed legal was to absolutlely stink the place out with whatever legal and non caustic causing substances. I think its the only way without going through the normal courts.
 
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