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HS2 Faces Backlash Over £12.2M Mansions Sitting Vacant

7/14/2025

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HS2 is under fire for squandering taxpayer funds as two historic Grade-II listed mansions in London sit vacant for years. Acquired for a staggering £12.2 million, one has just been put on the market for rent at £12,500 a month. Critics are outraged, pointing to this as a glaring example of mismanagement amid the ongoing delays of the HS2 project.

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HS2 is under fire for squandering taxpayer funds as two historic Grade-II listed mansions in London sit vacant for years. Acquired for a staggering £12.2 million, one has just been put on the market for rent at £12,500 a month. Critics are outraged, pointing to this as a glaring example of mismanagement amid the ongoing delays of the HS2 project.