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Buying house - homeless outside

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Whatinthedoopla · 03/09/2025 21:21

Hi,

I'm buying a house, and opposite the garden is the community car park. Area is lovely, people are lovely. However, I've noticed thpere has been a van parked right outside the garden (obviously in a parking space), and has been there for weeks. I thought nothing of it, then saw they they open the door and it looks like people live in it! And they look homeless, I saw they legs popping out of the van.

The house has now been emptied, and I'm worried that the homeless people are going into the garden to get water from the tap outside.

My partner isn't worried, but I am, or AIBU?

What should I do?

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Whatinthedoopla · 03/09/2025 21:42

Gunz · 03/09/2025 21:37

You do realise that some people choose to live in a Van. Look at the FB group Van Life Community - give you a good view of their world.

It's just convenient they chose a house which they know is empty. I'm worried they may go in and become squatters

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Whatinthedoopla · 03/09/2025 21:41

crackofdoom · 03/09/2025 21:36

In what way was my reply "bitter"?
Personally, I'm securely housed.
Thousands of people in this country, through no fault of their own, will never be in our position.
But let's just make the already difficult lives of homeless people- who haven't done anything wrong- even more difficult, shall we?

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So I would need to pay for their water usage as otherwise it's unfair on them?

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Gunz · 03/09/2025 21:37

You do realise that some people choose to live in a Van. Look at the FB group Van Life Community - give you a good view of their world.

crackofdoom · 03/09/2025 21:36

deckchairmayhem · 03/09/2025 21:30

What's a community car park. Do you mean council car park.
Report them, and they ll be moved along. Get your garden fence re-done and made sturdy
Ignore the bitter reply (first one) above.

In what way was my reply "bitter"?
Personally, I'm securely housed.
Thousands of people in this country, through no fault of their own, will never be in our position.
But let's just make the already difficult lives of homeless people- who haven't done anything wrong- even more difficult, shall we?

GeniuneWorkOfFart · 03/09/2025 21:34

MyElatedUmberFinch · 03/09/2025 21:28

For living in a van.

Report it to who? It's not illegal Hmm

deckchairmayhem · 03/09/2025 21:30

What's a community car park. Do you mean council car park.
Report them, and they ll be moved along. Get your garden fence re-done and made sturdy
Ignore the bitter reply (first one) above.

MyElatedUmberFinch · 03/09/2025 21:28

For living in a van.

GeniuneWorkOfFart · 03/09/2025 21:25

MyElatedUmberFinch · 03/09/2025 21:24

Report the van.

For what?

MyElatedUmberFinch · 03/09/2025 21:24

Report the van.

crackofdoom · 03/09/2025 21:24

What should you do?

Count yourself lucky that you are able to afford a secure roof over your head, unlike the hundreds of thousands of people in this country who can't.

That's what you should do.

crackofdoom · 03/09/2025 21:24

What should you do?

Count yourself lucky that you are able to afford a secure roof over your head, unlike the hundreds of thousands of people in this country who can't.

That's what you should do.

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