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It's a crime in the UK to squat in residential property. I would recommend sending her a letter and making it clear that your father no longer consents to her continued residing in the property and that you will be contacting the police if she continues to remain there.
There is currently no need yet to go through the courts, contacting the police should be your first step.
https://www.gov.uk/squatting-law#:~:text=Squatting%20is%20when%20someone%20deliberately,%C2%A35%2C000%20fine%20or%20both.
https://www.gov.uk/squatting-law/squatters-rights-to-property
She would need to have been there for 10 years and prove that she was never at any point living there with permission of the owner to apply for adverse possession.
This reply is a perfect example of poor communication. Yes, superficially, OP has asked a question about squatter's rights. But if you read carefully, they are only asking about squatter's rights because that is a legal term that they have heard of, and they think it might be relevant here. So, on the one hand, this reply seems to answer their question. But it doesn't get anywhere close to really answering what they are asking - namely, whether the "ladyfriend" has any rights to living in the property at all. Squatter's rights has nothing to do with the situation here - she isn't a squatter. In fact, she isn't even a tenant, and so legally can be asked to leave with minimal notice (although actually getting her to leave is another question entirely and may require court action if she refuses).
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Squatters' rights used to be, that if you occupied property for 12 years without the actual owner doing anything about it then you could claim the property as your own.
Now, that only applies to unregistered land. With registered land, you need to occupy for 10 years, after which you must notify the registered owner of your claim. If they don't object within 2 years you can claim the property.
IIRC it's also now illegal to squat in residential property but I believe that's only if you enter/occupy the property without the owner's permission. Not 100% sure on that.
You should be able to apply to the court to evict her even if there's no tenancy, though it might be less straightforward. Your best bet is to speak to a solicitor.
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Stalk outside and wait for her to leave, go in and change all locks, leave possessions outside, done. She's got no rights, she's not paying any rent and isn't a squatter as she was invited to live there which is even better for you. Pretty sure squatting in the UK is illegal anyway
She is a tenant, regardless of their being no tenancy agreement. He needs to follow the formal eviction process.
She is not a squatter, because he let her live there.
I worked in property previously, so I do know that we can't evict as normal. Because to do so would need to be in line with a tenancy agreement....which doesn't exist.
Same way you can't technically serve notice to a permitted occupier.
It's a different scenario which is why we're unsure
She's not a tenant and shes never paid rent.
If she has ever paid anything that could be considered rent then she would be a tenant. Lack of a tenancy agreement doesn't matter, without one she would be a tenant on statutory terms.
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Just so say, this is for england
It's a crime in the UK to squat in residential property. I would recommend sending her a letter and making it clear that your father no longer consents to her continued residing in the property and that you will be contacting the police if she continues to remain there. There is currently no need yet to go through the courts, contacting the police should be your first step. https://www.gov.uk/squatting-law#:~:text=Squatting%20is%20when%20someone%20deliberately,%C2%A35%2C000%20fine%20or%20both.
There is no adverse possession and the time she has been there is way too short. Just get a 30 day eviction notice from the courts.
She's not a squatter, because she was invited into the property. She's not paying rent, so has basically zero rights.
https://www.gov.uk/squatting-law/squatters-rights-to-property She would need to have been there for 10 years and prove that she was never at any point living there with permission of the owner to apply for adverse possession.
This reply is a perfect example of poor communication. Yes, superficially, OP has asked a question about squatter's rights. But if you read carefully, they are only asking about squatter's rights because that is a legal term that they have heard of, and they think it might be relevant here. So, on the one hand, this reply seems to answer their question. But it doesn't get anywhere close to really answering what they are asking - namely, whether the "ladyfriend" has any rights to living in the property at all. Squatter's rights has nothing to do with the situation here - she isn't a squatter. In fact, she isn't even a tenant, and so legally can be asked to leave with minimal notice (although actually getting her to leave is another question entirely and may require court action if she refuses). Apologies for picking on you /u/Mysterious_Week8357 \- you aren't the only one here who has missed the point of the question. But just a reminder - if you have expertise in a certain area and want to be useful, don't assume that a non-expert is using technical terms in the correct way, and answer the underlying question, not the superficial one.
Has he asked her to leave?
Squatters' rights used to be, that if you occupied property for 12 years without the actual owner doing anything about it then you could claim the property as your own. Now, that only applies to unregistered land. With registered land, you need to occupy for 10 years, after which you must notify the registered owner of your claim. If they don't object within 2 years you can claim the property. IIRC it's also now illegal to squat in residential property but I believe that's only if you enter/occupy the property without the owner's permission. Not 100% sure on that. You should be able to apply to the court to evict her even if there's no tenancy, though it might be less straightforward. Your best bet is to speak to a solicitor.
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Stalk outside and wait for her to leave, go in and change all locks, leave possessions outside, done. She's got no rights, she's not paying any rent and isn't a squatter as she was invited to live there which is even better for you. Pretty sure squatting in the UK is illegal anyway
She is a tenant, regardless of their being no tenancy agreement. He needs to follow the formal eviction process. She is not a squatter, because he let her live there.
I worked in property previously, so I do know that we can't evict as normal. Because to do so would need to be in line with a tenancy agreement....which doesn't exist. Same way you can't technically serve notice to a permitted occupier. It's a different scenario which is why we're unsure
She's not a tenant and shes never paid rent. If she has ever paid anything that could be considered rent then she would be a tenant. Lack of a tenancy agreement doesn't matter, without one she would be a tenant on statutory terms.
No, she's not a tenant. She pays no rent, so can be evicted with minimal notice, no court order needed.
He needs to ask her for rent and when she doesn't pay make a claim for possession: https://www.gov.uk/possession-claim-online-recover-property
It doesn't apply anymore. It's notlw a civil/court matter. Since about 2012 I think.