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An elegant Mayfair property valued at more than £6m (even in today's depressed market) has been occupied by anarchist squatters. The penniless youths from the self-styled Da! Collective have become neighbours to some of the wealthiest individuals, swankiest restaurants and well-heeled... more
Reviewed by andgrotesque Nov 20 2008, 10:01am ( 65 reviews ) • independent.co.uk
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Rated by DefaultSetting on Dec 29 2008, 4:46am
(24dash) My attitude to this varies according to how unaffordable the property being purloined is to the average person. (Admittedly, in the UK, that currently covers most of it) So, in this case, I have no problem saying More power to them!' (Even though they are probably deeply tedious people to meet in person. For example, anyone who refers to their home as a 'project space' starts ringing my pretentiousness bell. Art students, pah!) Especially when you consider that this is only one of many, many empty office spaces in London that could be doing something much more useful. (According to this, it's currently 7.8 million square feet. Or a mid-sized market town.) In that context, there are a lot worse fates than being an anarchist art gallery...
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Rated by lordshippo on Dec 25 2008, 6:01pm
Property theft? I'm not at all proud of my fellow "anarchists" :(
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Reviewed by JonnyNonsense on Dec 22 2008, 4:32am
These people need to get jobs and contribute to society like the rest of us.What they are doing is no different to stealing.It doesnt matter if the property is not being used, the person who owns it is free to do what they want with it.If I choose not to use my car for a while, does that give someone the right to take it and drive it around?Of course not.This is wrong and these people should be put in jail.
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Rated by gank3r on Dec 07 2008, 3:34am
Damn, they hit they the jackpot with that house. I've heard of quite a few cases like this but not involving such an expensive estate. Kudos.
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Rated by angeleiz13 on Nov 26 2008, 6:40pm
here in texas it's legal to shoot em. =) just some f.y.i england hee hee
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Rated by frankie85 on Nov 24 2008, 1:38pm
hope they make it to 12 years.....
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Reviewed by RichieDagger on Nov 24 2008, 5:18am
Interesting but isn't that private property?
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Rated by gomezzzza on Nov 23 2008, 5:26pm
Interesting, but I can't stand freeloaders.
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Rated by rokth on Nov 22 2008, 2:19pm
From the page: "A City law firm has been engaged by the official tenants, Deltaland Resources, to reclaim the property. Squatting is not a criminal offence in British law, but a civil matter, and if squatters remain for 12 years, and no attempt is made to evict them, they can become the property's legal owners." Pirates of the land really?
