Iconic houses just off Portobello Road painted black to deter influencers

Residents are trying to persuade tourists to be quiet and stop snapping their homes (Picture: Justin Griffith-Williams)

What was once a mecca for influencers could now become a sanctuary for goths.

That’s because people on Lancaster Road in Notting Hill are fed up with tourists taking pictures on their doorsteps.

What draws people to the street, where homes go for upwards of £2 million, is the brightly coloured houses.

But some residents are not happy with living in...