most londoners can’t afford a home because they are sold to overseas investors & companies who don’t even live in them. london is known for being haunted, but few know these ghost residents are real.

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the real ghosts of london

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london loves boasting its ghost tours, so we gave people a new map and a different kind of hauntedness to discover.

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ghost plaques

In-situ plaques of famoud “dead people” placed around the city for passers-by to notice who’s never lived in their own houses

devonshire house, piccadilly

18 kensington palace gardens

forbes house, belgravia (neighboorhood as security was tight)

rutland gate house, knightsbridge

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this ghost registry draws on real property ownership data, including investigations by private eye, which revealed that large parts of prime london real estate are owned through offshore companies/investors.

the map reframes these investor-owned empty homes as “haunted” properties, documenting when each house became haunted, where its ghost currently resides, and how much was paid to possess it.

The Real Ghosts of London

Welcome to London’s Ghost Registry. Here you’ll find records of houses that've been haunted. Proceed at your own risk — the city you thought you knew may already belong to ghosts. *The Registry accepts no responsibility for any permanent damage caused to your perception of London.

Homes owned by ghosts

Inspect the map to reveal when each house became haunted, and the country where you can still find its ghost alive.