squatting

• Homelessness, not squatting, is the real crime
  Posted on September 4, 2012 by Louise Restell
  As of last week, it is a criminal offence to squat in any residential property, including those that are empty or abandoned. Many of the headlines were almost euphoric in tone, lauding the end of ‘squatters’ rights’ and praising a victory for common sense. And who could disagree? For too long lazy, hippie, dropout, scrounging anarchists have been causing ‘untold misery’ by forcing thousands of really nice law-abiding people out of their homes.
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  Posted in: Housing and property
  Tagged: Grant Shapps, homelessness, housing, LASPO, squatting