Pam has had a message tonight from our neighbours to say that squatters have been spotted in one of the derelict houses on our estate. I presume it it one of the Altas de la Pedrera houses.
A WhatsApp group has already been formed to discuss the problem.
One of the three policemen on the estate has pointed out that, although squatting is illegal, it is the responsibility of the owners of the property to sort the issue out. In this case it is the bank that own the houses.
From the comments so far, it seems that the squatters are still there but have not gained access to either water or electricity.
Although, it is clearly undesirable to have squatters in those houses, we should perhaps concede that they must be pretty desperate to be there without electricity and water in this cold weather. Let's hope that there is some local organisation that can find them more suitable accommodation.
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