Squatters’ rights

Squatting is very much in the news at the moment.

A First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) case Voyias v IC & London Borough of Camden (Freedom of Information Act 2000) [2011] UKFTT EA_2011_0007 (GRC) 2011 resulted in the Information Tribunal ordering the London Borough of Camden to disclose a list of all residential properties in Camden that were empty and for which a non-individual was listed as being the owner or having a material interest in the property.

“The Appellant has been a member of the Advisory Service for Squatters (ASS) since 2008 during which time he has come into contact with thousands of squatters, visited more than a hundred occupied squats and been involved in the process of entering and securing around 20-30 premises. He is a contributor to a number of squatting publications.”