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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Govt cracks down on squatters  A loophole that provided legal aid to squatters in litigation and dispute resolution cases will be closed, the government has confirmed. Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said squatters will no longer be entitled to financial assistance when fighting homeowners trying to evict them from their properties. He explained that the measure, contained in the sentencing, legal aid and punishment of offenders bill, will close a legal anomaly that left landlords having to pay their own legal costs. The minister said: "These reforms will ensure that we have a legal aid system which is targeted at those who need it most, in the most serious cases, as well as providing value for money to the taxpayer." It comes as another assault is launched on people occupying empty properties as the prime minister calls for the criminalisation of squatting. However, charities have warned that the move would be an attack on the homeless. Paul Reynolds from Squatters Action for Secure Homes told the Guardian that the process of removing squatters is already "cheap and simple". Posted by Alex McLean 
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