A Bermondsey coffee shop has been ordered to remove its ‘offensive’ sign by the landlord.
F***offee tweeted a picture of a letter sent by lawyers acting on behalf of the landlord threatening to destroy the sign if they did not remove it.
The letter read: “We are instructed that you have either erected or allowed your sub-tenant to erect an offensive sign on the exterior of the building…without the permission or authority of our client and this constitutes a trespass.
“If you or your sub-tenant do not immediately remove the sign above the property shop front ‘F***offee’, and make good any damage caused to the exterior of the building, our client will have no option but to remove the sign themselves or issue court proceedings seeking an injunction requiring you to remove the sign.”
F***offee posted the photograph alongside the caption: “No humour please, we’re British.”
The legal action comes following complaints - and even calls to the police - from local residents.
However, supporters of the cafe have already started a petition in a show of support.
The petition states: “They have had a few anally retentive and gormless people complain about their name and now they have their money grabbing corporate landlord demand they take the sign down as it is deemed to be ‘offensive.’
“We, the undersigned, confirm we have a sense of humour and find the continued attack on our beloved F***offee an insult to freedom of expression, freedom of speech and humour.”
