Squatting in 10-bed Highgate home was 'easy': squatter
BBC News - Squatting in 10-bed Highgate home was 'easy': squatter: "man who along with 29 people has been occupying a 10-bedroom mansion in north London has said he would have been arrested in his native Latvia.
Jason Ruddick, 21, said he entered the Victorian home in Highgate through a broken bathroom window on Boxing Day.
He said squatters rights in England means 'this is one of the few countries (where) it is so easy to do it'.
'I would probably get arrested (in Latvia), that would be the end of it', Mr Ruddick added.
Occupation of empty properties is a civil, not a criminal, matter in England and Wales, unless entry is forced. Police can act only if the squatters commit offences such as theft or criminal damage."
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Jason Ruddick, 21, said he entered the Victorian home in Highgate through a broken bathroom window on Boxing Day.
He said squatters rights in England means 'this is one of the few countries (where) it is so easy to do it'.
'I would probably get arrested (in Latvia), that would be the end of it', Mr Ruddick added.
Occupation of empty properties is a civil, not a criminal, matter in England and Wales, unless entry is forced. Police can act only if the squatters commit offences such as theft or criminal damage."
:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
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