ALMO Reclaims Second Home Using Anti-Squatting Powers

A London ALMO has used anti-squatting legislation to recover two homes. Citywest Homes, which manages 22,000 properties on behalf of Westminster Council, has become one of the first organisations to use new rules which came into effect last month. On 4 October Citywest Homes became aware that a property had been occupied by a squatter a day after the home became vacant. Police later arrested the squatter under the new laws.  Although they did not charge the individual, the arrest meant Citywest could recover the property. Citywest also revealed it has used the new legislation to recover another property on the same estate.  Read more on the CityWest website.