theRatandMouse - London's property blog

That's what owners of empty and derelict Mayfair properties are being told... sell now, before a bunch of useless key workers take up residence in your lovely empty, decaying mansion. Read here about "chastened" commercial property developer Simon Halabi and his boarded up four-storey Georgian house at 21 Charles Street... new to the market at £30.5m if anyone's interested. The place is in such a state, the particulars carry an artist's impression.

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How much sympathy can we really have for Simon Halabi? It should be a crime to let such a beautiful, historic property get in such a state. If he doesn't want to get squatted, then maybe he should employ a security guard to keep squatters at bay, at least until the economic crisis subsides and there might be more interest in this beautiful Georgian home. It would be a crying shame to allow it to be occupied by squatters.

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