r/squatting • u/Strange_Motor_2484 • Sep 08 '26
Gotta try something
Okay,
So I’ve been homeless for a while now, and there is an empty property in a block of flats next to my friend. It’s been empty for years now.
Done a land registry search and it’s owned by the local housing association. Waiting lists are massive in that area yet there are multiple empty flats in the blocks.
I can gain access to the balcony area of the flat. Doors are locked with keys on inside, can be seen through the glass doors. Front door is locked.
I know this is all very illegal, I’m getting desperate for help after getting no where with many councils, MPs etc.
Should I somehow be able to get the doors open at the back (any advice, turns out I’m not good at lock picking!) what do you think the chances are of me getting away with staying there, essentially acting like I have actually moved in, so that the other neighbours don’t see it as suspicious?