Plymouth’S Ex-barclays Bank Squatters Evicted From Mutley Plain

[Tony Gosling]

Plymouth’S Ex-barclays Bank Squatters Evicted From Mutley Plain

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An enforcement officer served the squatters with 
a possession order from the landlord
By 
<http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/authors/sarah-waddington/>Sarah 
Waddington 11:11, 11 NOV 2017

A 
<http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/inside-bank-been-taken-over-577183>group 
of squatters who have been living in different 
empty buildings along 
<http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/all-about/mutley-plain>Mutley 
Plain for months have been kicked out.

Most recently Phil Northmore and Ryan Roberts had 
been squatting in the vacant former Polish shop, 
<http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/inside-bank-been-taken-over-577183>after 
being moved on from the Barclays bank building next door.

But now the friends, along with a few other 
squatters, have been told to leave and not come back.

On Wednesday an enforcement officer visited the 
squat and served them with an ‘Interim Possession 
Order’, giving them 24 hours to leave.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said 
although it is not a criminal matter, they were made aware of the situation.


READ MORE

<http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/inside-bank-been-taken-over-577183>Inside 
the bank that has been taken over by squatters in Plymouth

“They [the squatters] left without any trouble,” the spokesperson confirmed.

The Herald went inside the squat in the former 
Barclays bank branch in October and met Phil and 
Ryan, who had climbed in through an open window.
They can squat in the former bank until they are evicted

They were squatting in the former bank before they were evicted

Phil, who is now living in York, said they gave 
the enforcement officer “no problems” and gladly moved out within the deadline.

“There is a lot of stigma behind squatting,” he 
said on the phone from York. “People just don’t understand.”

The local neighbourhood beat manager for Devon 
and Cornwall Police said many squats are attached 
to anti-social behaviour, and it is then the police will get involved.

But they said at the time both Phil and Ryan had always been cooperative.


“We are unable to go in and evict them,” the beat 
manager explained at the time, “that is not our role.

“But if they are causing anti-social behaviour 
and we get complains then we will deal with those issues.

“We make the landlords aware of the issue, and it 
is their job to go through the courts and attempt to obtain a court order.”
Mike has somewhere to live but likes to visit his friends in th

Their friend Mike has somewhere to live but likes 
to visit the squat(Image: Paul Slater Images Ltd)

Although it has been widely reported that recent 
changes to the law make squatting in residential 
premises a criminal offence for the first time, this is not strictly true.

Plymouth-based solicitors Thompson and Jackson 
explain: “Refusing to leave a property when 
requested by a ‘displaced residential occupier’ 
has been a criminal offence for more than 30 
years,” they say on their website, “and the theft 
of someone else’s electricity etc and causing 
damage to a property are also criminal acts.

“The new laws on squatting only apply to 
residential buildings, not land in general, and 
they only apply to those who are living or 
intending to live in the property in which they 
squat, not to transient occupiers.

“If a property you own is occupied by squatters, 
persuading the police to take action can be a 
difficult job and it is crucially important to be 
able to demonstrate conclusively your right to 
take action to recover your property. Do not be 
surprised if the squatters claim that you have 
entered into a lease with them, and be prepared 
to refute such claims and have the necessary proof available at the beginning.”
Phil says there are golden rules to squatting and his own rules

Phil says there are golden rules to squatting and his own rules too

Because of this, Phil and Ryan have no problem 
entering an empty building – of which there of 
many on Mutley Plain – and making it their home, however temporary.

When they were squatting in the former Barclays 
bank branch they pinned up bunting and fairy 
lights, created makeshift bedrooms and even had a table and chairs.

Phil, who has served a tour in Afghanistan in the 
military, said: “Most [of the empty buildings a 
squatter would make their home] are insecure with 
windows open, and that’s how we get in. No one 
comes round to check them, they just leave them.”

Talking about their eviction, the police 
spokesperson said: “The squatters had been 
evicted from another property on Mutley Plain 
[Barclays] and on Wednesday we got a call from 
the enforcement officer making us aware he was 
attended the property [Polish shop].

“This is a civil matter, not a criminal matter, so we didn’t actually attend.

“They [the squatters] without any trouble. There 
were six people in the property at the time.”
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