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[转载] [讨论] 栖身空地21年竟变地主 英国流浪汉成百万富翁
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英国一名无家可归的老人在伦敦一个豪华地段的空地上住了21年后，于25日赢得所栖身的800平方公尺土地的拥有权，一夜之间成了百万富翁。
据新加坡《联合早报》报道，71岁的哈洛斯自1986年就住在汉普斯特德希思一个临时搭建的住所。汉普斯特德希思的周围地区属于高档地段，许多明星、名人和专业人士的住宅就位于那里。
自2005年3月，一名建筑发展商试图将哈洛斯赶出他的临时住所，要在该地段建造豪华公寓。不过，哈洛斯坚持不搬，他征询了律师的意见后，确定他在那片土地住了21年而无人提出异议，实际上已算是拥有那片土地。
哈洛斯同发展商打了两年官司，法官前天裁决他获得土地拥有权。哈洛斯说："有人说(这片土地)值100万英镑、有人说值200万英镑，不过我对数字没兴趣，我只要一个栖身之所。"
平时打打杂工的哈洛斯笑着说，他现在可能会考虑建一个更大的住宅。
据新加坡《联合早报》报道，71岁的哈洛斯自1986年就住在汉普斯特德希思一个临时搭建的住所。汉普斯特德希思的周围地区属于高档地段，许多明星、名人和专业人士的住宅就位于那里。
自2005年3月，一名建筑发展商试图将哈洛斯赶出他的临时住所，要在该地段建造豪华公寓。不过，哈洛斯坚持不搬，他征询了律师的意见后，确定他在那片土地住了21年而无人提出异议，实际上已算是拥有那片土地。
哈洛斯同发展商打了两年官司，法官前天裁决他获得土地拥有权。哈洛斯说："有人说(这片土地)值100万英镑、有人说值200万英镑，不过我对数字没兴趣，我只要一个栖身之所。"
平时打打杂工的哈洛斯笑着说，他现在可能会考虑建一个更大的住宅。
英文原文
LONDON (AFP) - A homeless pensioner who has slept rough in one of London's most treasured beauty spots since 1986 was celebrating Thursday after the Land Registry granted him the deeds to his million-pound plot of land.
Harry Hallowes, 71, secured ownership to a 800 square-metre plot in Hampstead Heath, after a two-year legal battle with developers who tried to evict the pensioner from the grounds of Athalone House.
Dwyer Asset Management had tried unsuccessfully to evict Hallowes from his makeshift shack since March 2005 as it sought to redevelop the former nursing home into luxury flats.
The fiesty pensioner dug his heels in and consulted lawyers who provided evidence which showed that he had been living unchallenged on the plot for 21 years, and this became the basis for his claim to the land.
"Someone mentioned a million and someone else said two million, but I'm not impressed with figures. I just wanted a place to live," a very composed Hallowes said after hearing the news.
Hallowes, who counts Monty Python star Terry Gilliam among his friends, laughed that he might now build himself a bigger residence.
"Maybe I'll build myself a house -- everyone else around here seems to love building houses," he said.
LONDON (AFP) - A homeless pensioner who has slept rough in one of London's most treasured beauty spots since 1986 was celebrating Thursday after the Land Registry granted him the deeds to his million-pound plot of land.
Harry Hallowes, 71, secured ownership to a 800 square-metre plot in Hampstead Heath, after a two-year legal battle with developers who tried to evict the pensioner from the grounds of Athalone House.
Dwyer Asset Management had tried unsuccessfully to evict Hallowes from his makeshift shack since March 2005 as it sought to redevelop the former nursing home into luxury flats.
The fiesty pensioner dug his heels in and consulted lawyers who provided evidence which showed that he had been living unchallenged on the plot for 21 years, and this became the basis for his claim to the land.
"Someone mentioned a million and someone else said two million, but I'm not impressed with figures. I just wanted a place to live," a very composed Hallowes said after hearing the news.
Hallowes, who counts Monty Python star Terry Gilliam among his friends, laughed that he might now build himself a bigger residence.
"Maybe I'll build myself a house -- everyone else around here seems to love building houses," he said.
