Polo is no ordinary squatter. The builder, 32, enters empty properties and changes the locks, but then he pays the utility bills, renovates and even installs solar panels.
Once the preserve of society’s poorest, now even those holding down jobs are turning to squatting amid skyrocketing rents and high property prices.
The number of people turning to squatting and “unconventional accommodation” has risen by 25pc in the past decade, according to homelessness charity Crisis.
