Send a
letter addressed to yourself in your new home. This is sufficient
proof for the
police that you live there. Make sure that there is somebody in as much as possible in the first week or two, especially if the place is being worked on. It is often a good idea to keep a copy of the
squatters legal warning by the front door, because the owners may come round and try to
repossess the place by pretending that they thought there was no-one living there. It is
illegal for them to throw you out if you are in physical
occupation of the place when they arrive. They can be
prosecuted if they do this.
If you have to leave the place empty, leave a radio on to give the impression that somebody is in. Explain to anyone who shows an interest or hassles you that you are homeless and have a legal right to occupy the empty property. it is a good idea to keep fairly quiet for the first two or three days to give the neighbours time to get used to you. Normally you will have no interference from them.