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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Adam Aspinall

London developer buys up entire village - and almost doubles rent for residents

A woman is carrying out a daily sit-down protest against massive rent hikes - after a London property company snapped up her entire Welsh village for £1m.

Sara Lewis, 55, fears she is being driven out of her historic country village after all 16 homes were bought up in an investment deal.

She says her rent went up from £300 a month to £500 - but vowed she would “rather die than leave” after living in her beloved community for 22 years.

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