Landlord Services
Definition of Trespassers
Trespassers are different to squatters in that they gain entry to the property by the use of force: they break in.
Rights of Trespassers
The police have power to arrest and remove trespassers in certain circumstances:
In practice however, the police usually tend not to get involved until a court order has been obtained from the civil courts. Thus the only certain way to legally evict a trespasser or squatter from your property is through the courts.
Guide to Evicting Squatters
Bartletts Solicitors offer a full guide to legal issues surrounding the eviction of squatters and trespassers from landlords' property:
Part One: Definition,
Rights and Organisation of Squatters
Part Two: Preliminary
Issues and Legal Process
Part Three: Preventing
Squatters
Part Four: Definition
and
Rights of Trespassers
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