- Reference: 2011/0060-1
- Question by: Steve O'Connell
- Meeting date: 26 January 2011
It is estimated that there are 20,000 squatters in the country, the majority of whom are in London. Despite recent Government advice, law-abiding home owners still have no option but to go through complex and expensive legal proceedings to evict trespassers from their homes. Will the Mayor join with me in calling on the Government to grant the police greater powers to evict squatters without a court order?