Under arrest for Squatting (UK based)

ShahidullIslam

Is that true for not paying bills
I live in a rented place paying £79 per month is that Squatting?

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DataVenia

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by ShahidullIslam

Is that true for not paying bills
I live in a rented place paying £79 per month is that Squatting?

"Squatting is when someone deliberately enters property without permission and lives there, or intends to live there."
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"Anyone who originally enters a property with the permission of the landlord is not a squatter. For example, if you’re renting a property and fall behind with rent payments you’re not squatting if you continue to live there."
(source)

So if you're renting the property, and the person from which you're renting has the right to let the property (e.g. they're the owner or letting agent) then you're not squatting.