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Bill Bowkett and Tristan Kirk

Waitress gifted £650,000 home by 82-year-old 'recluse' refuses to leave despite losing court battle

A Ukrainian waitress who was left a £650,000 home by an eccentric ‘recluse' she befriended at his local café says she does not plan to move out, despite his family winning a court fight to regain control of the property.

Mariia Romanyshyn insists she is staying put in the semi-detached house in Kenton, Harrow — which was owned by history buff and antique collector Richard Joy.

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