Continuity mistake: Mrs Slocombe is showing a bride a veil and puts it on the counter, but in the next shot she is still holding it and puts it down again.
Cold Comfort - S2-E2
Revealing mistake: In the very beginning of the episode you can see Mr. Grainger sitting in a chair to the very far left, with his head down, waiting for his cue to walk-on.
Cold Comfort - S2-E2
Other mistake: At the very beginning you can see a girl in the background with long hair, pausing to speak and gesture to someone off stage, before she removes the sheet draped over the counter.
Answer: That wasn't possible in 1972. Until recently squatting was a civil offence in the UK, not a criminal one, and removing squatters was a complex and time consuming business.