SpanishConqueror

...got caught by the police trying to break in to my own squat

Pretty sure this is different if you don't actually own the property

and got nicked with half a gram of ketamine and a tiny smear of hash oil on a rizla.

Don't break more than one law at a time

Not paying income taxes does not mean someone has no value, idiot.

I use the term squat in this particular context very loosely, it was initially squatted but we had an informal arrangement with the owner because we actually looked after the place. It's still there 9 years later.

Define informal, because a tacit understanding is vastly different than active agreement.

It is actually possible to come to arrangements with property owners if you can show you look after the place, it works for them because it's free security and they're not liable for the business rates if the property isn't occupied by them

Should have probably communicated with the police about that ahead of time... Generally neighbors are suspicious of multiple different people entering/leaving a premises.