Pink Floyd star's plan to aid homeless hits brick wall - The Observer 2nd March 2008

David Gilmour sold his £3.6m London mansion to fund houses for the city's destitute. Five years on, opposition has turned his dream to dust When Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour sold his London mansion for £3.6m, he was putting into practice his 'house for a house' philosophy: the belief that the wealthy should sell one of their palaces to provide hundreds of homes for those who are less well-off.

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