SQUATTERS who have set up home in a couple of £15M Park Lane mansions have dubbed themselves “Slumdog Millionaires” in honour of the multi-Oscar nominated movie.
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“You should see it inside,” one rent-free resident told The Sun in reference to the luxurious fixtures and fittings of numbers 94 and 95 on one of London’s most expensive streets.
The buildings, used previously as offices, had been left unoccupied for more than a year before the group of 30 or so squatters moved in, gaining entry via an open basement door.
Madonna’s London pad is a few doors down the road.
“The view at sunset over Hyde Park is just magic, especially from the penthouse,” said one of the group, who would enjoy a vista something like the one in our photo. “I really love it here.”
Squatting of empty properties is legal, as long as you don’t break in or cause damage while you stay. In the 1970s, squatting was common in many parts of London, such as Notting Hill before it went upmarket, but fell into decline during the 80s and 90s.
