A family who unknowingly rented their house to hate preacher Abu Qatada were today meeting their estate agent to find out how soon they can kick him out.
The fundamentalist Muslim, who is fighting deportation to Jordan on terror charges, moved into the £450,000 semi-detached property in north-west London on December 10.
Qatada was relocated with his wife and four of his five children from a property in north London after complaining of media intrusion following his release from prison.
But today the owners of Qatada’s new home said they were furious they had been “duped” into letting their property as they had been told the tenant was an American company looking to house its employees.
The property was inherited by a brother and sister in October following the death of a relative and their parents arranged the rental through a letting agency.
Their mother told the Standard: “We don’t want someone like that in our house.”
The family said they agreed a six-month tenancy for £1,400 a month.
Qatada’s housing is paid for by state benefits. The Home Office today refused to comment on the case.
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