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Family with man living in van outside their home for three years demand council remove him
South Lanarkshire Council said it was powerless to intervene because the van sat on an unadopted road.The family have now been informed by the local authority that it does own the land.However, officials say due to Covid-19 restrictions they can’t monitor the site to determine if Andy is causing a nuisance.Cameron said: “For so long we were told it was an unadopted road that the council didn’t own.“The council have finally admitted that it is theirs and they have the authority to move Andy.“Then we were told they couldn’t act because of the Covid restrictions – but they could have acted long before now.“It’s incredibly frustrating.”Andy, who has been parked in his spot since August 2017, blamed the council for his housing issues and said he