My idea of directing them to citizens advice was probably a futile one though. In my experience they just advise them on methods to avoidbeing moved on or how to gain adverse possession.
If they're a threat to you in your alcove, they're a threat to you on the street outside your property too. If you're that paranoid about people wanting to harm you then you shouldn't go out in public. That's where the homeless live.
What experiences have you had of citizens advice telling homeless people to squat? It a) is illegal to knowingly do it, and b) takes twelve years to gain adverse possession.
Not the same at all. How about a young family, you step over the guy to go to work leaving the mrs and the kids inside. Sod that. Spikes please, with a electric charge just in case.
on the street outside your property you can keep distance from people surely it's not rocket science to understand that someone loitering in a bottleneck, particularly someone who has little to lose and could be mentally unstable, is undesirable for many reasons.
And him still outside. There's always a chance of people breaking into your house mate, whether they've had a kip in your alcove first or not.
There is indeed, & you have to protect yourself from the risk. I wouldn't be happy with a homeless guy on my doorstep, whatever the weather. Cruel selfish, maybe, but safety first when the kids are involved.
I thought that as well, Keeps. It's heartening, that all these years after Mrs Thatch, that there are still youngsters with good hearts among the nimby's
can't go into detail, it wasn't my land. it was looking like it could long term have ended up in adverse possession but after six months the police found an indirect reason to get rid. The clean up cost was substantial. they seemed very organised.
I don't understand the logic. Presumably everyone has access to your doorstep. Anyone who wants to break in can reach your doorstep without having set up camp there first.
presume all the petition signatorys will also post their addresses online and prepare shelters outside their front doors, so as not to be nimbys.
"Security isn't really valid, if he wanted to mug you spikes won't stop him" "yeah but safety first" ???
Here's another picture. please log in to view this image Would people be as outraged if the property owner had erected a gate running along the line of the outer wall to stop people sleeping in the alcove?
So you're saying someone you know had squatters who were there with the intention to adversely possess part of the land, and they had been advised to do so by the Citizens Advice Bureau. That is tragic if true.
Or a sign saying "**** Off Scum!" which would have been more reflective of the owners views. A gate would have cost more and we know the key motivation of the property owner
No, but they'd probably support a political system, where people are treated at least with some dignity, if things go wrong for them.
