Your Burglars Might Drown

[mushroom25]

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14514544.Family_told_they_must_demolish_garden_ponds_for_safety/

do householders have a legal duty of care towards burglars and other criminally-minded uninvited visitors?

[ChillDoubt]

When all's said and done, Tony Martin had the right idea.......

[Jackdaw33]

LOL! Hadn't thought of that one, Mushroom.

[ToraToraTora]

a law made by the F0CS no doubt, what a strange world we live in.

[ToraToraTora]

sorry chill that subjects starts a countdown.......10.......

[Hopkirk]

Hang on now, this guy is a tenant.

If the landlord objects to him building big fish ponds then he can't argue.

[ToraToraTora]

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[Islay]

According to a major national newspaper that is running the same story it appears he did not get permission to build this. They are also under the impression that he is using it to run a business which is why they also declined permission.

He also has a 1 year old child should he not have considered that before building it?

[ToraToraTora]

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[BRIGHT SPARK]

Do I have to fill my swimming pool in? :-0

[Islay]

Bright Spark do you own your house?

[Togo]

Unless you display a sign saying "No Valuables Left In This House Overnight"
the burglars will soon be able to claim compo. if they break in and don't fancy your stuff.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

Islay....do you own a sense of humour

[Togo]

Sparks no. Islay gets the gyp over nothing.

[ToraToraTora]

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[Islay]

'gets a gyp over nothing'

If looking into it and telling the truth is 'the gyp' then so be it!!

[youngmafbog]

Yes soon the pc bugade will want it mandatory fir householders to orovide tea and cakes to all burlars but it wont apply to them of course.

[ToraToraTora]

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[Hopkirk]

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[woofgang]

I can’t find it now, but I am sure I have seen this story elsewhere showing, not one pond but a whole string of them such as a retailer would have ....and it does mention in the article about “running a business from the home”. I suspect that the housing association knew blooming well what he was up to but had no proof so they threw everything at it.
Whatever PP says, if an intruder hurt themselves while breaking into your house, I bet if they took it to court, they wouldn’t have leg (ha ha) to stand on.