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Absentee landlord loses [pounds sterling]850,000 flat to 'Rainbow George'.
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The Evening Standard (London, England)
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April 30, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: ED HARRIS
AN eccentric politician and friend of the late comedian Peter Cook has reportedly won ownership of an [pounds sterling]850,000 flat because the landlord has failed to contact him since 1990.
The one-bedroom flat in Perrin's Walk, a quiet street in Hampstead, now belongs to 63-year-old George Weiss who has never before owned a property. Mr Weiss, known as "Rainbow George" and once linked with Lord Sutch's Monster Raving Loony Party, plans to sell the flat, which is just a few yards from Cook's former home, to fund election campaigns for the London Mayor and the European Parliament.
He won squatter's rights under laws that say a property becomes ...
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