A former Royal protection officer has launched a new low-cost scheme to deter squatters from taking over shops, offices and other commercial premises. The Brighton-based retired police officer and Royal family bodyguard claims her Intuitive Guardians... Read More
Commercial property owners are pressing the Government to bring the law on squatting in line with homes and private premises. Prop-Manage head of management David Robbins It is illegal — under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act... Read More
Pressure is mounting on Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to outlaw squatting in commercial property. Last year squatting in residential property was made a criminal offence and the industry has been calling for the law to be brought into line to cover... Read More
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has made the first step towards outlawing squatting in commercial property. Mr Grayling is understood to have written to MPs to discover the extent of the problem before deciding whether to bring the law in line with that... Read More
As Movehut has previously reported, recent changes to the law have made squatting in residential property a criminal offence. However, the changes do not apply to commercial property and we forecast that this could lead to a rise in unoccupied business... Read More
