According to government guidance, squatters can apply to become the registered owners of a property if they have occupied it continuously for 10 years, acted as owners for the whole of that time and had not previously been given permission to live there by the owner.
Interesting loophole. Can you prove the squatters were not given verbal permission by the owner?
Also, the fact that a group of people can help themselves to a property that is vacant for good reason and have legal protection is kinda bullshit.
If the squatter has been in the property for more than 28 days or is in a commercial property, the landlord will need to file a claim for possession in court. This is a more complex process and can take several months to complete.
It sounds like an absolute nightmare if you're renovating or between tenancies with a commercial property.
That honestly aligns more with what I've heard in the past.
I thought the US had a similar set up, but I may be wrong.
I'm curious what the rationale is given for these laws. Is it just a remnant of squatter's rights, when people could just up and stay in truly abandoned locations until they practically owned it?
He has an abandoned restaurant in Brisbane, Australia too—at least last time I was there not too long ago.
I went a few years back when it opened and it was a let down. Seemed to be run by someone that had no idea how to make a menu and run a restaurant. Solid 6/10. Just "some place".
Maybe he needs to start a show called "Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares of Ramsey Kitchens" and fix all the restaurants he has started that have been mismanaged.
Where the hell are you getting any of that from what I said?
I am saying that if you don't own a building, and otherwise have no rights to that building, just because you barge in and lock the door doesn't mean you should own the building or have any rights to that building whatsoever. The police should go in and arrest you.
I'm on board if businesses are first forced to sell property that is unused for a significant length of time. There are commercial buildings around me that have been closed and boarded up for 5 years after the last business left. Good for anyone who makes use of it instead of letting it rot.