![]() ![]() ![]() Mr Madi later told us: ‘We are still residing at Piers Court. But voices could be heard from inside, the central heating and TV were on and the couple’s pet bulldog could be seen at a downstairs window. ![]() MailOnline couldn’t get a reply when we called at the imposing eight-bedroom Piers Court in the Cotswolds village of Stinchcombe. Neighbours say they never see Ms Lawton, who is described as a larger-than-life ‘Hyacinth Bucket’ character. The pair don’t answer the door to callers in case it’s bailiffs coming to evict them. Helen Lawton, 62, and her partner Lebanese financier Bechara Madi, 60, pay just £250 a year to live in the Grade II listed Georgian manor as part of a complicated arrangement with the trust that owned it – but are now digging in their heels and refusing to leave. The article by James Fielding is entitled: “Defiant Evelyn Waugh superfans are STILL living in the literary giant’s £3M Cotswold home… four months after it was sold.” Basically, according to the Mail, there is little to report:Ī couple of defiant Evelyn Waugh superfans who are living in the literary giant’s £3million former home in the Cotswolds for a peppercorn rent are refusing to leave the mansion four months after it was sold. The Daily Mail has posted an update on the recent auction sale of Piers Court, Waugh’s former residence near Dursley. ![]()
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