Shoe-box flats the size of disabled parking bays have been green-lighted for construction, flying in the face of a fierce backlash. Developers have brushed off criticism over their 182-square foot apartments and insist the micro-homes are ‘a perfectly reasonable size’. A kitchen, bathroom and bedroom cram inside the proposed rooms, which will be fitted inside … Read more
Eighty firefighters are sent to blaze tearing through a block of flats in southeast London Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene from surrounding fire stations Videos and pictures of social media show the sixth-floor flat’s roof on fire The London Fire Brigade were first called at 07:26 p.m. on Wednesday The cause of … Read more
Sixty firefighters are sent to blaze tearing through a block of flats in southeast London Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene from surrounding fire stations Videos and pictures of social media show the sixth-floor flat’s roof on fire The London Fire Brigade were first called at 07:26 p.m. on Wednesday The cause of … Read more
Families forced to dig deep for student flats that are now sitting empty due to the coronavirus crisis By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2020 Families are being forced to pay thousands of pounds for student accommodation that is now sitting empty. … Read more
Riches: Jigsaw owner David Ross with ex-lover Shelley Ross The owner of Jigsaw tried to cash in by converting the fashion brand’s headquarters into a lucrative block of luxury apartments while the company was struggling financially, the Mail can reveal. David Ross, who became Jigsaw’s controlling shareholder two years ago, sought permission to change the … Read more
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackling huge fire at block of flats in north London Shocking video footage shows the blaze rip through the building in Wood Green Around 20 people were evacuated by fire crews, three of which had treatment The fire was under control by midnight and an investigation is now underway … Read more
Residents have been refused a rent reduction from their letting agent which told them to pay up ‘using the money they would have spent on lunches and holidays’. More than 100 residents in Shacklewell, east London, requested a 10 per cent reduction in rent from Tower Quay properties amid the coronavirus pandemic. They also signed a … Read more
I own my flat as share of freehold with my two neighbours and one of them is now selling up – what do we do? By This Is Money Reporter Published: 08:40 BST, 9 September 2019 | Updated: 08:40 BST, 9 September 2019 I own a share of freehold flat – with the shared freehold … Read more
Elderly ‘bullied to stay in their flats’: Residents at a social housing complex complain they are living under ‘concentration camp’ conditions enforced by managers over-reacting to the coronavirus crisis By Ross Slater For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 00:16 BST, 5 April 2020 Residents at a social housing … Read more
A cannabis-oil maker has been jailed for more than eight years after causing an explosion that ripped through his block of flats and forced a woman to jump on to a trampoline to escape. James Toogood, 36, had been using butane gas to produce cannabis hash oil at the home he shared with his girlfriend … Read more