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How To Get Travellers Evicted In Greater London's Wandsworth From Land That Is Private

Eviction Of Nomads And Travellers On Private Land In Wandsworth

If you are staying on a privately-owned Traveller/Gypsy site in Balham, Putney, or Battersea, your rights on the property can be determined by many factors, such as the kind of site it is in Wandsworth, as well as the provision of security, the relevant licenses and planning permission.

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Eviction From A Protected Site In Wandsworth, Greater London

Travellers in Wandsworth that camp on a protected site have many rights and claims than their counterparts who are camping in an unprotected site, such as protection from eviction in Greater London.

Getting Evicted In Wandsworth From An Unprotected Location In Greater London

You don't have many rights if you're staying on an unapproved site in Wandsworth, 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.

Ideally, common law tenants in Putney, Balham, or Battersea who are being evicted are entitled to some rights, such as the right to receive a minimum notice of four weeks; however, you may not be entitled to this right in Wandsworth.

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Getting Evicted In Wandsworth From A Legal Site On Protected Land In Greater London

In you find yourself settling on personal property in Wandsworth without the owner's consent or authorised occupant like the leaseholder, the owner may take actions to evict you.

In some instances, the Greater London landowner might not know that you have camped on their land until there are complaints from the local community.

It is advisable to get in touch with the landowner in Wandsworth and agree that you can camp on the site in Battersea, Balham, or Putney as long as your stay does not cause issues to them or damage to the property.

In case if the landowner in Wandsworth wants to evict you they can:

Applying for a possession order in the court in Greater London which will need you to leave the Wandsworth land

Request Wandsworth council to take appropriate action

Speak to the police in Wandsworth and request for eviction

Evict you from Greater London themselves

Eviction In Greater London's Wandsworth Because Of A Possession Order

The landowner in Wandsworth can apply for an eviction order in the sheriff court if the travellers have camped on a private land in Putney, Balham, or Battersea without the owner's permission.

If granted, the court will send you a paper called summary Cause Summons to invite you to attend court in Wandsworth for a trial of the case.

If you receive a summons from the court, you need to go to your solicitor or Denbigh Franks quickly to get their advice.

The available Citizens Advice may assist you finding a lawyer in Wandsworth who can help you.

No protection will be given to you because of intruding private land in Wandsworth at the hearing in court, nevertheless, your lawyer can help you postpone the eviction in Greater London due to some reasons, for example, if you cannot leave because of a relative being ill or pregnant.

If an eviction order is given by the sheriff in Wandsworth, you will have to leave right away.

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Interdict Based Eviction In Greater London's Wandsworth

A veto is an order from a civil court in Battersea, Putney, or Balham that tells you to stay away from a certain person or place in Greater London under any circumstances.

If the landowner in Wandsworth applies for an interdict, the court will deliver papers to you with instructions of what is to be done.

E.g. it can be to stop you from moving to the owner's land in Wandsworth in the first place or move out of that particular land.

It's important to get in contact with a law centre or solicitor in Greater London as soon as you receive these kinds of papers.

You can get help searching for a solicitor in Wandsworth with your local Citizen's Advice.

You may be able to defend the action in court with help from your solicitor.

Before the court in Battersea, Balham, or Putney grants the interdict, they should consider your situation.

Of starters, if it causes you and your family in Wandsworth considerable distress, the sheriff may not approve an interdiction.

But if the Sheriff grants the interdict that requires you to move out of the land, and you refuse to move out of the Wandsworth property, the Greater London police could arrest you if the interdict permits your arrest.

The Wandsworth owner can also provide evidence of breaching the terms of the interdict which may attract imprisonment or fine.

Eviction By The Council In Wandsworth, Greater London

You can be evicted by the council in Greater London if you are camping on a site without planning permission or the site is posing a serious health hazard to the public in Wandsworth.

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Removal In Wandsworth By The Greater London Police

The police can be called in as a last resort in Putney, Battersea, or Balham.

Getting Evicted In Greater London's Wandsworth By The Landowner

The Wandsworth landowner has the right to remove you from their land as they wish, and they do not need a court order.

However, you can report the landowner to the police in Wandsworth if they injure you in any way, or if they cause any damage to your vehicles or property and they may face charges.

In this case, you are required to gather enough evidence to support your case, for instance, film or photograph the incident in Greater London using your camera or smartphone.

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