Is it the responsibility of the council to evict Travellers or Gypsies in Ipswich who have occupied land without the owner's consent?
No.
The council is only responsible for moving the gypsies or travellers who have camped on council-owned land in Ipswich, Thetford, or Bury St Edmunds, and the landowner will be responsible for moving the gypsies or travellers if they've camped on a private land in Suffolk.
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.
You can ask the Gypsies or Travellers the reason why they are on your land in Ipswich in Suffolk, and how long they will be staying.
During this discussion, you need to figure out if they are going to cause any trouble for you or not in Ipswich.
You can get in touch with the Suffolk County Council in case the visitors have camped on a right of way or highway in Ipswich.
It's also advisable to speak to your solicitor about the situation and get informed about possible legal costs in the future.
Many travellers and gypsy families are friendly, and they love interacting with other members from different communities in Suffolk.
You should be aware that because they face a lot of opposition and racism, they would thread cautiously and not be willing to talk to anybody.
But if things worsen, stop the discussion temporarily and seek Denbigh Franks's advice.
In some cases when their landowners in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, or Thetford have built good relationships with the gypsies and the travellers, it is fine with them if the gypsies stay.
Improvement in community life caused by gypsies and travellers is appreciated by some landowners in Ipswich even if it is for a small duration.
But permission from the City Council will be needed if a portion of land is occupied for a longer period of time in Suffolk.
The advice you will get from your solicitor will be to seek repossession in Ipswich via the civil courts as guided under Part 55 of the Civil Procedure Rules.
This entails:
Asking trespassers to leave in Ipswich
Issuing and serving a court summon in Suffolk
Requesting for an ownership notice from court in Ipswich
Serving the possession order in Suffolk
Execute a warrant for possession using the Denbigh Franks county court bailiffs
In most cases, travellers and gypsies will most likely leave when served with an order in Ipswich.
In some cases, you can get privatized bailiffs from Denbigh Franks to get rid of unwanted occupiers of your land in Ipswich.
Under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, during the proceeding in the Suffolk county court, there is a minimum of 2 days between service of documents and the court hearing before you are issued with an eviction order in Ipswich from the court.
Check costs first because Ipswich solicitors will charge their own fees.
Rubbish left behind can be disposed of by you in Thetford, Bury St Edmunds, or Ipswich or Denbigh Franks can give you an estimate for this.
Trespass is a civil offence, but not a criminal offence, but the police in Ipswich will visit the site reported.
Trespass prevention and the removal of trespassers are the Suffolk landowner's responsibilities, not the police.
The Suffolk Police can step in sometimes, for example when they take note of incidents at the area in Ipswich that is unauthorised and act under the guidelines of the Department for Communities and Local Government and Home Office.
The law permits the police to remove the Gypsies or Travellers off your land in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, or Thetford if you can prove that they committed a crime just as you must substantiate, a crime other people living in the community committed.
Under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, the police have the option to ask travellers in Ipswich to vacate your land if they flout the provisions of that Act.
In some cases, the Section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allows the Suffolk officers to use power to remove the travellers in Ipswich if they have six or more vehicles with them.
This authority can be used only when there is a serious disturbance or criminal act in Ipswich and the case is not able to get settled by the usual criminal legislation.
The Suffolk police don't have unlimited power, and they are also limited by the Human Rights Act, hence, they may be prevented from using the Section 61 of the Act if it will prevent the civil court from applying welfare considerations in its judgment in Thetford, Ipswich, or Bury St Edmunds.
If the Ipswich landlord is unable to vacate his land what is the responsibility of the Suffolk Council?
If any such thing happens, the proceedings will be done against the landlord in Ipswich who requires to vacate his land due to the encampment of the gypsies and the travellers in Suffolk.
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