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The real scandal of the £250,000 homes handed to migrants in Shropshire, the asylum claim of Muhammad Nadeem

In rural Shropshire a quarter of a million buys you a fairly decent new build house. Hence there is some anger from locals, whose kids struggle to get on the housing ladder, that 21 homes on a new estate at Stoke Heath have been bought by Serco to house 83 asylum seekers who will be living there for free while funded on benefits. But to me the real absurdity of the asylum laws is revealed by the 1 family of asylum seekers already on site. That is Muhammad Nadeem, Shamaila and their four kids.

Wednesday 1 July 2026
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Luxury Greek Villa with Pool in splendid isolation – just a few weeks left to rent out this summer

82 days ago

…shall be there, in the Mani region made famous by Paddy Leigh Fermor, with my family for two and a half weeks but for …

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A shouting match in the ouzerie, the ghost of Paddy Leigh Fermor’s arrival in Kambos

106 days ago

…his hovel half a mile outside the village. When Paddy Leigh Fermor first walked into Kambos as he recounts in “The …

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Luxury Greek Villa with Pool, now open for spring and summer bookings

574 days ago

…That is the ideal time to check out Mistras, Paddy Leigh Fermor’s Kardamili or all the other sites of the …

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Photo Article: The pool opens at luxury and isolated Greek villa May 1 - now just eight weeks unbooked until November

829 days ago

…a base to enjoy exploring the Mani, following the Paddy Leigh Fermor trail,  or the wider Peloponnese. If you …

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Photo Article from the Greek Hovel: the last day of the olive harvest 2023

869 days ago

…I caught up on a bit of work, we paid homage to Paddy Leigh Fermor in Kardamili and then it was time to head back to …

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Photo article: Luxury Greek villa with pool in isolated mountains of Paddy Leigh Fermor's Mani: now largely booked out for 2024

875 days ago

…a base to enjoy exploring the Mani, following the Paddy Leigh Fermor trail,  or the wider Peloponnese. If you …

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Born on this day 1915 Paddy Leigh Fermor – photos and memories of a visit to his house with a heavily pregnant wife and my late father and step mother

897 days ago

…this obviously racist remark. But, in honour of Paddy Leigh Fermor, the Mrs partially relented and Joshua’s …

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Looking for a luxury Greek holiday in 2024...here you go

930 days ago

…a base to enjoy exploring the Mani, following the Paddy Leigh Fermor trail,  or the wider Peloponnese. If you …

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Photo article: First guests raving about the Greek Hovel - now just 2 weeks in May and October left free to rent

1193 days ago

…a base to enjoy exploring the Mani, following the Paddy Leigh Fermor trail,  or the wider Peloponnese. If you …

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Photo article: Just one week in July, 3 in May, 1 in April and 4 in October left un-booked at the Greek Hovel in 2023

1229 days ago

…a base to enjoy exploring the Mani, following the Paddy Leigh Fermor trail,  or the wider Peloponnese. If you …

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Photo Article: The luxury Greek Hovel and Pool, now just 2 summer weeks free

1262 days ago

…That is the ideal time to check out Mistras, Paddy Leigh Fermor’s Kardamili or all the other sites of the …

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Photo Article: The Greek Hovel is almost booked out for the summer of 2023 and here's why

1280 days ago

…That is the ideal time to check out Mistras, Paddy Leigh Fermor’s Kardamili or all the other sites of the …

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Photo Article: Greek Hovel summer 2022 Old Kardamili

1458 days ago

…is the one sandy beach, which is out of town by Paddy Leigh Fermor’s old house, which having no toilet or bar …

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If you’d like to rent the Greek hovel this year…

1530 days ago

…If you fancy splendid isolation in the Paddy Leigh Fermor land of the Mani, it is the place to be. And …

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Photo Article from the Greek Hovel - for Uncle Chris, the global warming is still here

1562 days ago

…between the Mani’s most famous resident, Paddy Leigh Fermor, and his friend, Deborah Mitford, the Duchess of …

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