The rights of travellers or gypsies may vary depending on the type of site they are staying on in Beckton, Custom House, or Canning Town, and the site license, planning permission, and Newham site's safety are some important factors that are used to determine the traveller's rights.
Powers for people who live in a protected place are more than the powers for people who live in a place that is unprotected in Newham and you will be protected even more against removal in Greater London.
You don't have many rights if you're staying on an unapproved site in Newham, which means that it doesn't have a site licence or planning permission in Greater London, and the site owner will be able to evict you easily.
Under common law as a tenant being evicted from Canning Town, Custom House, or Beckton, you have the right to be served with a minimum of 4 weeks' notice, however on this case to implement your rights will be difficult in Newham.
If you settle on a private land in Newham without being permitted to do so, plans to remove you may be initiated by the owner or an authorized residence, for instance, a tenant.
The fascinating thing here is that the landowner or legal occupier in Greater London may not be aware that you are camping there until a third party informs them.
Contact the Newham landowner and discuss with them before camping on their property in Custom House, Beckton, or Canning Town and if the landowner won't use the land soon and you are not causing any problems, you may be allowed to stay on the land.
The Newham landowner or the legal tenant may do one of the following:
Apply for a possession order to the Greater London court that is needed to evict you from the land in Newham
Ask Newham council to follow possible steps
Ask the Newham police to intervene and evict you
Get rid of you from Greater London themselves
Landowners can ask the Sheriff Court for an eviction/possession order in Newham to remove you from their land if you are encamping on private land in Canning Town, Custom House, or Beckton without their consent.
If this happens, a Summary Cause Summons, which is a court document, will be sent to you in Newham stating the date for your hearing in court.
If you receive a summons from the court, you need to go to your solicitor or Denbigh Franks quickly to get their advice.
Your local Citizens Advice may be in a position to hook you up with a Newham solicitor who can assist you.
Note that trespassing on a private land in Newham makes you defenceless in the court, however, a solicitor may assist you to delay the eviction in Greater London if there are solid humanitarian excuses such as an elderly or an ill family member.
When the eviction order is granted by the court, you have no option but to vacate the land in Newham.
An interdict is when a Beckton, Custom House, or Canning Town civil court gives out a notification stating that you have to keep a distance from a certain area, person or avoid a particular action in Greater London.
If the landowner in Newham files for a prohibition, court papers will be sent to you outlining what the restriction allows you to do.
E.g. it can be to stop you from moving to the owner's land in Newham in the first place or move out of that particular land.
The moment you are sent these court papers, you should immediately contact a law centre or solicitor in Greater London.
Your local Citizens Advice should be in a position to hook you up with a Newham solicitor to assist.
You may be able to defend the action in court with help from your solicitor.
Before the court in Canning Town, Beckton, or Custom House grants an interdict, it will first investigate your situation.
For instance, the Sheriff in Newham may not grant an interdict it will cause you and your members difficulties.
According to the terms of interdict, the Greater London police can arrest you if didn't follow the interdict's terms after it has been granted, you may not have vacated the land in Newham.
If the Newham landowner can provide evidence of your violation of any condition in the interdict, you may have to pay a fine, or even be sentenced to jail.
If the landowner in Newham doesn't have planning permission, the Greater London council can evict you and if the site poses a threat to public health, you can be evicted by the council as well.
At last, the police can be called to evict the Travellers in Beckton, Canning Town, or Custom House.
The Newham property holders bare the permission to evict people from their land and do not require an order from the court.
But, if they damage your personal belongings in any way shape or form, or if they cause harm to you, you do have the legal right to report this to the officials in Newham and the landowner could face charges due to this.
In such cases, ensure to gather sufficient proof to give weight to your claims, and you may choose to take photos or videos of the scene in Greater London using your mobile phone.
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