Toward Castle

[Kilted KT]

Question...

What is to stop somebody from, well, for lack of a better word, squatting there, living there, and performing improvements while they stayed? I know from friends online that England has similar squatters laws as the US. People that squat in a home and do improvements can gain a chance to keep the home, legally. I believe the term is called Adverse Possession, and I know that the US and England are remarkably similar in how it worked. Even if the land is "owned" by another person, if that person is doing nothing to improve the land, this actually increases the squatter's chance of laying claim. Just make sure you bring a camera to document each day's progress and have a plan how to restore said castle to its former glory.

If dedicated Lamonts took up residence there, and refused to leave, and worked to improve it, wouldn't that be a good thing?

hmm...based on this I need to start hunting for castle ruins that I can "inhabit"!!!

oh, those are great pics. I love castles, not matter what condition they are in!

[JimB]

Beautiful pictures....sad, but beautiful none the less.
I can see some beautiful watercolor paintings coming from there...

As they say, The Blood is Strong.

[Dreadbelly]

hmm...based on this I need to start hunting for castle ruins that I can "inhabit"!!!

oh, those are great pics. I love castles, not matter what condition they are in!

Look up squatters rights online... There are actually a very large number of people in the world reclaiming homes and houses and other structures like old churches by living in them and doing actual improvements. In the US, it is called Homesteading. In England, there are a bunch of people that squat in homes that have sat empty for years and the laws have changed to actually protect these types of squatters because they are fighting urban decay. There is a group that works in both the US and the UK recruiting homeless people or low income families and getting them to live in abandoned houses, and then providing them resources to do improvements and have a chance to keep the home.

All it takes to start the process from what I have heard from so many squatters is to get a door and a lock with a key that you own. Even if the structure is missing a wall or has wide open windows, getting a door up with a lock that you own is grounds for claim. Once you do that, especially in England, you have certain legal rights. As well as obligations to continue to improve the structure.

I don't know all of the details, but I know there are a lot of resources out there to help folks that want to help themselves.

[Big Dave]

Wonderful pictures.