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Crown Estate sues Twitter over alleged rent arrears for UK HQ

Britain’s Crown Estate, an independent commercial business that manages the property portfolio belonging to the monarchy, said on Monday it had begun court proceedings against Twitter over alleged unpaid rent on its London headquarters.

January 24, 2023
24 January 2023

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate, an
independent commercial business that manages the property
portfolio belonging to the monarchy, said on Monday it had begun
court proceedings against Twitter over alleged unpaid rent on
its London headquarters.

Court lists showed the case against Twitter had been filed
at the High Court in London last week.

In a statement, the Crown Estate, which owns some of the
most expensive land in central London, said the action related
to “rental arrears” on the social media platform’s office space
in the British capital.

Twitter did not immediately respond for a request for
comment.

The company laid off half its workforce after it was taken
over by Elon Musk last October. In London, the office was left
deserted and any evidence that Twitter had once occupied the
building were erased.
(Reporting by Michael Holden and Chavi Mehta; Editing by Sandra
Maler)

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