MasterPain@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoUAE Leader Buys £65 Million Mansion in London’s Chelsea District.www.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down12
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkUAE Leader Buys £65 Million Mansion in London’s Chelsea District.www.bloomberg.comMasterPain@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareAlienmonkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-27 months agoI’m kinda surprised someone hasn’t done that yet, just as an “fuck you” to whichever country they are beefing with at the moment. Like buy a bunch of expensive real-estate, and get locals to live there as a flop house and piss off the neighborhood. I mean, I’m also not surprised but still.
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoIts been done. The first two are oligarchs, the second, Saudis https://www.npr.org/2022/03/14/1086443851/squatters-russian-oligarch-london-mansion https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/27/squatters-open-oligarchs-empty-london-property-as-homeless-shelter https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/squatters-invade-londons-billionaires-row-6788895.html https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/530859/World/Europe/Squatters-in-upmarket-London-property-spark-debate-over-homeless
minus-squarebitwaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThose are examples of squatters breaking in. I don’t think that’s what they were referring to in their hypothetical example.
I’m kinda surprised someone hasn’t done that yet, just as an “fuck you” to whichever country they are beefing with at the moment.
Like buy a bunch of expensive real-estate, and get locals to live there as a flop house and piss off the neighborhood.
I mean, I’m also not surprised but still.
Its been done. The first two are oligarchs, the second, Saudis
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/14/1086443851/squatters-russian-oligarch-london-mansion
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/27/squatters-open-oligarchs-empty-london-property-as-homeless-shelter
https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/squatters-invade-londons-billionaires-row-6788895.html
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/530859/World/Europe/Squatters-in-upmarket-London-property-spark-debate-over-homeless
Those are examples of squatters breaking in. I don’t think that’s what they were referring to in their hypothetical example.