Overview
- The couple bought a c.200‑year‑old Notting Hill mansion in 2023 for about £21 million and won council approval for a major internal redevelopment earlier this month.
- Reports on May 23–24 say a company linked to the couple purchased five flats and the block garage in the neighbouring Hillcrest building for around £4 million, according to residents and British media.
- Neighbours told reporters they fear the flats could be used as staff accommodation and that a company spokesman allegedly warned the units could be offered for ‘social housing’ if objections continued.
- Representatives for Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja say the flats were acquired as investments and that Kapoor had no direct role in the purchasing company, while a fact check found no verified evidence the units have been legally converted into ‘servants’ quarters’.
- Residents say the purchases and any new votes tied to ownership could change how Hillcrest is managed, increase pressure on homeowners to accept renovation work and heighten tensions as the mansion project proceeds.