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Guy Ritchie's £6m home occupied by squatters

Tuesday, 15 February 2011 3:59 PM

Squatters have taken over Guy Ritchie's £6 million London property, using it as a 'free school' which teaches tarot and how to use public transport for free.

Around 12 people are occupying the Lock Stock director's Grade I-listed house, which Guy Ritchie had not yet moved into. Ritchie, who is the former husband of Madonna, had bought two neighbouring properties in the upmarket area of Fitzrovia in May 2010 and had commissioned workmen to convert them into one mansion.

The Evening Standard quotes the building contractor as saying that, currently, the property is not safe to live in.

The squatter gang, calling itself The Really Free School, was formerly occupying a building in Bloomsbury Square. As well as banners adorned with slogans like "strike", "resist" and "occupy", there is a note posted in the window of the property saying: "Legal warning. Take Notice ... that we live in this house, it is our home and we intend to stay here."

The squatters sent for reinforcements via Twitter last night, saying "We need occupiers for tonight! Will be film showings in the new cinema. Come sleepover in the most rah property in London!"

The squatters have refused to say when they will leave, and have not provided any comment to London press due to their "no-media policy".

Police were called in but said that there was nothing they could take action over.

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