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Re:In London 'Guardians' live in empty office buildings by blueskin_ on Thursday January 16, 2014 @07:37AM (#7069012)
>While Parliament might not have explicitly legalised it, it also hasn't closed the loophole

Actually, it did in 2012.

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Re:In London 'Guardians' live in empty office buildings by jackgavigan on Thursday January 16, 2014 @08:00AM (#7069092)
Only for residential properties, unfortunately.

Still, it's a start and there are indications that the government is taking the problem seriously. Last year, MPs were asked to provide evidence of the scale and impact of squatting in commercial premises in their constituencies, which provided an opportunity for constituents to highlight the problems caused by squatters.

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Re:In London 'Guardians' live in empty office buildings by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday January 16, 2014 @07:50AM (#7069054)
FWIW, I think this is the law being referred to as "closing in 2012 the loophole that allows squatting"

"Offence of Squatting in a Residential Building" https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...

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