Residential Property

Squatting in residential premises will become a criminal offence from 1 September 2012. Recent high-profile cases have brought the issue to the forefront including one property reputedly belonging to Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s ex-wife, Irina, and more recently in March squatters moved into a property worth £1.6million owned by the infamous footballer Joey Barton. […]

In 2006 the Government introduced Empty House Development Orders (EHDO) with the intention of granting local councils the right to take over houses which have remained empty for more than six months, to bring them back into use. It was envisaged that the scheme would help address the lack of housing available while reducing the […]