# Cats Protection secures £1 million legacy property in court

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/09/cats-protection-secures-1-million-legacy-property-court/
- Published: 2004-03-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Cats Protection has taken legal action to evict a squatter from a London home that
was bequeathed to the charity in 1996.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Cats Protection
was bequeathed the five-bedroom house in Barnes, London, in the 1996 will of the
late Lady Follett. The house has been occupied by Ian Simpson, her handyman, who
argued that he was looking after her four cats at the property to respect her wishes.

The charity last week secured a possession order at Wandsworth county court.

The lengthy process to acquire the charity’s property which in this case has concluded
in legal action is just one of many examples of the legal expertise and determination
that charities can require when ensuring that they receive their lawful bequests
in full.

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