Wednesday 16 August 2017

The Denizen. Are they serious?

Taylor Wimpey Central London's website announces a new development 'coming soon' in the City of London, called The Denizen.

This must be the name they have chosen for their Bernard Morgan development. This is the link http://www.taylorwimpeycentrallondon.com/development/en/bernard-morgan-house


Bernard Morgan House's new name

Definition of Denizen from the Merriam Webster Dictionary

1. Inhabitant: denizens of the forest

2. Government: person admitted to residence in a foreign country; especially an alien admitted to rights of citizenship

3. One that frequents a place - nightclub denizens 

And from the Cambridge Dictionary



Could it be a reference to the practice of wealthy foreign investors buying property to acquire UK citizenship?

Professor Peter Rees, the former Head of Planning in the City of London, recently commented that "we are building the wrong kind of housing in London". He called them "safe deposit boxes" designed specifically for investors. "What we should be building are homes for people" he said.

It's certainly an odd choice of name, unless their website has been hacked?









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