take ownership of vacant property

[chris.mids]

I believe there is a law which allows a person to make a claim to a property if it is not mortgaged and has been empty for many years.
Does anyone know anything about this law?
Chris

[bednobs]

really? You can just steal someone elses property because you feel like they should be using it?

[Buenchico]

You can claim land and property by 'adverse possession' but there's a great deal of misleading information around about the process. To try to clear up some of the misunderstandings, the Land Registry has produced a guide which explains things clearly:
http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library/ documents/public_guide_016.pdf

Chris

[eyeshade]

Do you mean squat?