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Squatter Eviction in London: What Landlords Need to Know

Squatting in a residential property is a criminal offence. Offenders can face arrest, fines, and even imprisonment.

However, this law does not apply to commercial buildings, meaning squatting in shops, offices, or industrial units remains a civil matter.

For commercial landlords, this means you must obtain a Court Order for Possession and, in most cases, escalate enforcement through the High Court to regain control of your property.

Interim Possession Orders against Squatters, 2026 guide.

An interim possession order is a court order for possession that was brought in to speed up the evicting of squatters. However, in practice they are less effective than they were expected to be.

Squatter Eviction 2025 Guide

Guide on the quickest way to get rid of squatters in 2025. Covers the four options available.

I have squatters rights.

In the last few months we have seen a large increase in travellers occupying land around industrial buildings, and putting up section 6 notices stating they have the right to squat.

It is a myth. We can and do evict them. Legally.

Cracking down on Squatters

A Guide to High Court Enforcement Eviction.

Squatters can be a major problem, causing damage, distress, and loss of income. Thankfully, High Court Enforcement Eviction provides a legal solution to remove squatters from your property quickly and effectively.

Squatters quickly removed from office block in Brighton

Removing squatters quickly minimises the damage to a building. Quality Bailiffs remove squatters the same day from an office block in Brighton.

30 squatters moved from public house

An increasing problem for developers is squatters in vacant building. This happened to a recent client who had bought a former public house in north London. Shortly after the sale before work could begin the property had been occupied by squatters.

Protesters removed from halal abattoir

We were recently called in to evict some determined protesters from outside a Halal abattoir in Birmingham. The client had not done anything wrong. Here was an abattoir simply going about its lawful business.

However the protesters saw this differently. And were intent on stopping the company from being able to operate by protesting at the abattoir.

Petrol station squat in Bristol cleared

A client had a large strip of land in Bristol with a derelict petrol station on it. Squatters had occupied the building and then rented the car park out to legitimate businesses.

London Squat cleared

Despite significant resistance, and traps set for the team by the squatters, the Specialist Enforcement Response Team from Quality Bailiffs successfully gained vacant possession of the empty pub building.

Protesters removed from mining site in the midlands

Protesters evicted from Midlands opencast mining site by Quality Bailiffs Specialist Enforcement Response Team

Tented Squatters

Quality Bailiffs use common law to evict drug-taking squatters camped on a retail park.

Remove squatters from a Wendy House

Over the years we have removed squatters from many properties and places. Recently was a first when we had an eviction of two squatters from a Wendy House in a residential back garden.