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How To Rid My Location Of Gypsies And Travellers In Swindon In Wiltshire

Travellers And Gypsies Facing Site Eviction In Swindon, Wiltshire

It is important to know one's rights and seek help in Melksham, Calne, or Devizes in case of eviction from an unwarranted temporary accommodation or warranted location in Swindon.

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Eviction From Permanent Space In Wiltshire's Swindon

The largest number of gypsy travellers living in mobile homes or caravans prefer pitching up on approved permanent encampments in Swindon under the possession of a Private landowner, or Housing association or Council.

You can only be evicted from a permanent site in Wiltshire in the event that the site owner in Swindon has a reason and also has a court order.

Reasons For Eviction In Wiltshire's Swindon

You can be evicted in Calne, Melksham, or Devizes if:

Fail to pay the pitch fees in Swindon

You are unable to maintain your Caravan or mobile home in Wiltshire

Bad behaviour in Swindon

Furthermore, you risk being evicted if you rarely use your mobile home in Swindon.

However, many local councils in Wiltshire will permit you to travel with your caravan for several weeks yearly.

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What Happens In The Court In Wiltshire's Swindon?

If the Swindon site owner wants an eviction order in Calne, Melksham, or Devizes from the court, they must prove that:

They served you with an eviction order and gave you enough time to arrange your possessions

You have breached agreement terms

The court in Swindon will then set up a hearing to look into what happened.

You can attend the possession hearing in Wiltshire with a legal representative or a solicitor.

The Wiltshire court will assess the situation and then decide on whether to terminate the agreement and order eviction in Swindon or not.

Eviction In Swindon, Wiltshire, From A Transit Site

There are authorised transit sites in Melksham, Devizes, or Calne that are provided by the council.

You can stay on a transit site with a pitch in Swindon, if you get one, or on an authorized transit site provided by the council, for about three months.

For the Wiltshire council to end your stay in Swindon, they do not need to obtain an order from the court, but they will give you four weeks' notice in the form of writing.

Also, your stay on the transit site in Swindon can come to an end in case you have violated your agreement terms.

In this case, they must give you a reason of what has occurred and a sufficient timeframe to fix things.

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Removal From Your Land In Wiltshire's Swindon

Limited amount of moving sites and warranted permanent sites in Swindon are available.

Some people purchased their own land in Calne, Melksham, or Devizes, however, they can't live on such land or park their caravans without a site license or a planning permission.

The council in Wiltshire can take legal action against you if you don't have a site license and planning permission, and stop you from residing on the Swindon site.

The council can:

Serve you a notice for enforcement in Swindon

Ask for a court injunction to take you away from the site in Wiltshire

You can usually proceed to stay on your property in Swindon unless the council takes enforcement action.

This is referred to as a "tolerated" unauthorized development.

Removal From An Unauthorised Site In Swindon In Wiltshire

An illegal camp site in Melksham, Calne, or Devizes is created when you park up and set up your caravan on a site where you have not been authorized to, these include:

In the laybys or on the road or verge in Swindon

Farmland and any other private land in Wiltshire

Parks, wasteland, and forest in Swindon

Negotiated Stopping In Wiltshire's Swindon

If you don't want to move on immediately in Swindon, you can use the negotiated stopping agreement.

Following such a situation, it may imply that you adhere to certain conditions including not disposing waste or light up fires on the property in Devizes, Melksham, or Calne.

A temporary stay of up to 30 days could be granted by the council in Wiltshire.

You can speak to a Traveller and Gypsy representative within the local council.

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Directions And Orders For Eviction In Swindon, Wiltshire

If you're unwilling to move on when officials in Swindon have asked you to do so, then they could:

Give one a legal order to leave the area in Swindon

Request for removal order from the court in Wiltshire

Before you would be served a formal eviction notice, the rights of the children present in Melksham, Calne, or Devizes must be considered.

Failure to vacate an unauthorized campsite in Swindon after a formal order has been served is a criminal act.

This can result in a fine, imprisonment or towing of your vehicle.

However, if you provide an adequate reason due to which you could not leave the Swindon area like being sick, mechanical fault or any other emergency.

Help For Homeless In Swindon, Wiltshire, When Evicted

If you have no place to legally situate your caravan in Wiltshire, you are classed as homeless.

If you do not have any where to go and you are homeless in Swindon, you can ask the Council to help you.

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