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Housing Minister Robert Jenrick was accused of a ‘betrayal of homeowners’ tonight as he confirmed they will get billions of pounds of taxpayers cash to replace dangerous cladding – but only if they live in the tallest buildings. The cabinet minister unveiled the long-awaited £5billion scheme for victims of the cladding scandal that emerged in the … Read more
Dolittle actress Selena Gomez rocked a perky ponytail on the set of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Buildings in Manhattan’s Upper West Side neighborhood on Sunday. The 28-year-old ‘Texican’ pop star executive produces and stars as Mabel in the 10-episode comedy series about three true-crime enthusiasts working together to solve a murder. Selena made sure … Read more
Public could force councils to sell off vacant land and buildings under proposed ‘right to regenerate’ law ‘Right to regenerate’ proposals to be announced by the Housing Secretary today Robert Jenrick will unveil plans for councils to sell of vacant land and buildings Law will aim to allow vacant plots be converted into homes or community … Read more
Ealing Broadway owner British Land sells large stakes in three London office buildings to Allianz for £401m British Land has now sold £1.1billion worth of property this financial year Its recent six-month results showed post-tax losses widening to £730m Real estate firms have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic By Harry Wise For This … Read more
A new satellite is orbiting the Earth that is capable of snapping high resolution images of nearly any place on our planet – and is powerful enough to see through walls of buildings. Capella-2, designed by Capella Space, is strapped with cameras, sensors and uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) that operates regardless of air visibility, … Read more
Ruined chateaux, a ghostly rusting warship, a forgotten space shuttle and derelict theatres where the show has no chance of going on. Welcome to the world French photographer Dimitri Bourriau loves to explore – the world of the abandoned. Bourriau, also known as Jahz Design, has spent eight years roaming his home territory as well as countries … Read more
Russian doctors have demanded a probe into Covid-19 patients jumping from high rise buildings after a 101-year-old paratrooper became the latest to fall to his death. The war hero, who had recently fought off coronavirus, jumped to his death from a high floor in Moscow. Valery Severinov – born under Lenin’s rule two years after … Read more
More than 200 statues, streets and buildings in Wales named after historic Britons have been identified as having connections to the slave trade, according to a Welsh government-ordered audit. The review was ordered by First Minister Mark Drakeford following the death of George Floyd in the US and the toppling of the statue of Edward … Read more
Pressure is pilling on the Government to ensure owners of flats earmarked as potentially unsafe in the cladding scandal following the Grenfell disaster do not have to pick up massive repair bills. A cross-party committee of MPs has made it clear in a new report that leaseholders should not be burdened with the costs to … Read more
Tuesday’s presidential election has the nation on edge and business and property owners in some of America’s major cities are taking no chances in case violence spills out into the streets. Workers were seen this weekend all across the country boarding up store fronts, business offices, restaurants, banks, hair salons, and other places of commerce … Read more