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How Will I Be Able To Get Travellers Moved From Croydon In Greater London

Is the jurisdiction to take out gypsies or travellers after settling on a piece of land lie with the council in Croydon without asking the owner of the land?

The answer is NO.

However, if the council finds the camps of these gypsies and the travellers on the land of the Council in Caterham, New Addington, or Warlingham, the Council has the right to remove or evict these travellers but not on private land in Greater London.

What To Do In Case Travellers Or Gypsies Have Camped On Your Croydon Land?

First of all, you should talk to them and let them know that the land belongs to you and they don't have to right to stay there.

Get to know the reason they are there, and the duration they will stay on your land in Croydon in Greater London.

Confirm, if they are a nuisance to your neighbours in Croydon.

Contact the local Greater London council if the camp is encroaching on a right of way or highway in Croydon.

You should inform your solicitor as well and ask about the legal cost you may incur if you wish to evict the travellers.

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What Do I Do If The Gypsies Or Travellers Refuse To Speak With Me In Croydon?

Most Traveller and Gypsy communities like the idea of speaking to other members of the society in Greater London.

There are likelihoods that the gypsies/travellers' racist tendencies and intolerances may force them to ignore you at the onset.

However, if you feel that negotiations are not going right then you should stop the negotiations and must seek advice from Denbigh Franks.

If They Are Not Causing Any Problems, Should I Let Them Stay On My Land In Croydon, Greater London?

Some landowners in New Addington, Caterham, or Warlingham allow small groups of Gypsies to stay on their land, especially if they are peaceful, and there were no significant misunderstandings initially.

Others are also accepting of the community and trade life that gypsies are notable for in Croydon.

But if they plan to stay for a long time, you must get a planning license from the City Council in Greater London.

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What Needs To Be Done To Reclaim Your Own Land's Possession In Greater London's Croydon?

You can consult your solicitor in Croydon who may direct you to start the possession steps from the civil courts under Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

This will involve:

Requesting that intruders leave the property in Croydon, which is the duty of the landowner

Providing these gypsies in Greater London with the court orders

Going to the court to seek an order of possession in Croydon

Asking the court to issue the possession order in Greater London when necessary

Executing a written order for possessions with assistance from Denbigh Franks court bailiffs

In most cases, once you serve the Croydon Gypsies and Travellers a possession order from the county court, they would leave immediately.

The Denbigh Franks private bailiffs are also sometimes hired to evict the unauthorised occupiers in Croydon without going for a possession order in some cases.

Please note that when proceedings are initiated in the Greater London county court pursuant to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 to obtain a court order for eviction in Croydon, there must be at least two clear days between serving documents and hearing the court.

What Are The Costs?

Check costs first because Croydon solicitors will charge their own fees.

You will also bear the cost of clearing the rubbish in New Addington, Caterham, or Warlingham, but if you like, Denbigh Franks will give you a quote for the work.

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What Role Do The Police Play In Croydon?

The police can attend all the sites in Croydon reported to them but trespassing is not an offence that is criminal, it is a civil offence.

It is a civil matter and the duty of the landowner in Greater London to remove the trespassers, not the police.

Greater London Police in will always assess every situation of unauthorized camping in Croydon carefully and will take the appropriate action as stipulated in the guidelines of the Department for Communities and Local Government and Home Office.

The police have the authority to remove gypsies or travellers from a property in Caterham, New Addington, or Warlingham in case a crime is reported; however, you must be able to give evidence as the owner of the property.

When the activities of the group violates the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, the police can also evict gypsies and travellers from such land in Croydon.

The Greater London police can use section 61 of the public order act 1994 and the criminal justice in any circumstances experience due to the travellers and gypsies having more than 5 vehicles in Croydon.

These legal rights can only be put into practice one public disorder or behaviour in Croydon cannot be handled by normal criminal proceedings and will eliminate the trespassing factor as an issue.

Police in Greater London are bound by the Human Rights Act and may be forced to avoid using Section 61 of the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act in circumstances where it would prevent the civil courts from applying welfare considerations in New Addington, Caterham, or Warlingham.

If the Croydon landowner could not take the adequate measures to evict the Travellers and gypsies, then what will Council in Greater London do?

If the landlord in Croydon has committed a violation of any planning a license requirement then Council will take the proceedings against the landowner that needs the removal of the unauthorised encampment in Greater London.

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