Squatter's rights - on a garage
Discussion
Hi there law people's. Just an interesting situation i'd like to raise with the piston heads knowledgable one's.
I live just around the corner from a council estate and at the end of my road is a large-ish textile machinery firm. They have recently started to do some major building works on their land, which sits directly behind some council rental garages. Now, due to this building work, 2 or 3 of the old codgers have decided their cars are not safe (from failing objects presumably) and have given up their garages in favour of either going elsewhere or just using the on street parking.
My question is, as these garages have been left empty, with their doors wide open, what are the concequences of me just slapping a padlock on the door and claiming it as my own? Or even getting an old wreck on SORN and storing it there? Also, how long would i need to be "squatting" before it becomes mine?
Cheers
Paul
I live just around the corner from a council estate and at the end of my road is a large-ish textile machinery firm. They have recently started to do some major building works on their land, which sits directly behind some council rental garages. Now, due to this building work, 2 or 3 of the old codgers have decided their cars are not safe (from failing objects presumably) and have given up their garages in favour of either going elsewhere or just using the on street parking.
My question is, as these garages have been left empty, with their doors wide open, what are the concequences of me just slapping a padlock on the door and claiming it as my own? Or even getting an old wreck on SORN and storing it there? Also, how long would i need to be "squatting" before it becomes mine?
Cheers
Paul
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