Searching for the background to this building on the North Circular takes you down a long rabbit hole. This failed interior decoration store was lately owned by a man variously described as 'property developer' 'owner of vegetarian restaurant and healthfood shop', 'bee-keeper' and 'farmer'. Newspaper stories include a conviction for animal welfare offences, a failed defamation case (related to the previous matter), bee-keeping exploits, and the rescue of an historic pub in Dorset. The man needs a biographer.
At the time of liquidation, the company owed over £10,000 each to Miele and Siemens-Bosch, and over £400 to the minicab firm next door.
The new fence was erected on the orders of the local authority. The empty building was attracting trouble. No planning application has yet been submitted, so whoever owns it is biding their time.
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