Will new laws protect you from squatters?

Updated

The law surrounding squatting has always seemed a nonsense to homeowners. Those of us dragging ourselves through the financial mire in order to be able to afford to own our own home struggle to understand how it can be legal for a squatter to climb in through an open window and have the right to stay.

New rules are being proposed by the government to give homeowners more rights, but there are concerns that this will not be enough.

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