Elon Musk's Twitter sued over UK headquarters rent arrears

Twitter is yet to respond to the claim.

In Summary
  • The Estate is one of the UK's largest landowners and an independent commercial business, generating profit for the Treasury for public spending.
  • Musk took control of Twitter in October 2022 before slashing more than half of the firm's global workforce of around 7,000.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
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Twitter has been sued by UK's Crown Estate for allegedly failing to pay rent for its headquarters office. 

According to Reuters, papers indicated the case against Elon Musk had been filed at the High Court in London mid-January. 

"The move is related to rental arrears on the social media platform's office space in the British capital," the statement read. 

The Estate is one of the UK's largest landowners and an independent commercial business, generating profit for the Treasury for public spending.

The monarch is then given 15 per cent of the annual surplus of the estate, known as the Sovereign Grant, to support official duties. 

Twitter is yet to respond to the claim.

Musk took control of Twitter in October 2022 before slashing more than half of the firm's global workforce of around 7,000.

Several changes have been made to the platform, including the introduction of subscriptions for Twitter blue. 

Elon Musk
Elon Musk
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