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Property moguls refuse to address residents’ fears
PROPERTY developers refused yesterday to address the concerns of local residents fighting against the demolition of a series of Victorian homes and two historic pubs.
The terraced houses are currently owned by Capital & Counties Properties (Capco), which is managing the regeneration of London’s iconic Earls Court area.
Lillie Road and Empress Place hold two rows of Victorian workers’ cottages and lie a mere walk away from the former exhibition centre.
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