First squatters charged under new law

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Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Communities and also in Housing, Legal

The first squatters have been removed and charged under new legislation that came into force on Saturday.Three men were arrested after officers forced entry into a building on Brighton's London Road.Dirk Duputell, 29, Alistair Cannell, 22, and Tobias Sedwick, 22, all of no fixed address and unemployed, have been charged with squatting in a residential building, abstracting electricity and obstructing a police officer.The new legislation has turned squatting from a civil matter into a crime that is punish...

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