Occupation is a serious problem in Spain. Nearly more than 100,000 homes are inhabited by squatters. This problem involves a cost that the owner has to bear for the entire judicial process to be able to kick them out of the occupied houses.
This type of phenomenon usually occurs in houses bought to invest, second homes or non-inhabited homes. No one is exempt from this problem, but you can take measures to prevent it, one of them is to set an alarm with notice to the Police.
The installation of an alarm service to protect yourself from squatters is not only a dissuasive measure, but the system will notify us immediately so that we can warn the Police and make the report quickly. Rapid police intervention can help us not to delay the unemployment process. The agents will check if this occupation is recent and / or if the dwelling constitutes the habitual residence of the occupants. If the occupation is recent, the agents may conclude that there is no habitual residence and this will greatly facilitate the vacating of the home.
What we will achieve with our anti-squat alarm system is to demonstrate, by promptly notifying the police, that there is no "established domicile" and that, therefore, the occupants must be evicted immediately. If the time is allowed to pass, the eviction cannot be given, because the property will constitute the habitual residence of the occupants and for the eviction it will be necessary to start a process through administrative, criminal or civil channels.
Since 2018, the installation of anti-squat alarm systems is considered one of the best measures for its immediacy, increasing its consumption by 58% compared to previous years and generalizing in 2020 to homes without tenants or second homes, above everything. The number of individuals who trust an alarm system increases exponentially in recent years