Derelict abandoned home on one of Wales’ poshest streets goes under the hammer for £325,000

An abandoned house on one of Wales’ poshest streets is going under the hammer for £325,000 – despite having holes in the roof, a pigeon infestation and rotting windows.  The three-storey semi-detached, seven-bedroom property on Westbourne Road in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan has been battered by the elements – so much so that a significant … Read more

Derelict British Airways training centre at Heathrow is left to rot

The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet.  BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more

Property guardian firm slammed over high rates for ‘derelict’ rooms

A property guardianship company has been slammed for advertising ‘derelict properties’ in London for the same ‘extortionate rates’ as standard private rents.       Photos of the ‘disgusting’ properties available through Global Guardians, were shared online yesterday prompting disbelief from social media users. They include a space in a ‘horrible, disused factory’ in Rainham for up to … Read more

I’m A Celebrity 2020: Work continues on the derelict Gwrych Castle amid new lockdown rules in Wales

Work has continued on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!  2020 amid claims the show is ‘under threat’ due to new lockdown rules in Wales. Crew members were seen preparing the 200-year-old Gwrych Castle in Abergele, North Wales, on Wednesday with cranes and scaffolding also being operated. New restrictions will come into force at 6pm on 1 October 2020 … Read more

I’m A Celebrity bosses ‘have forked out millions to make derelict castle venue safe’

I’m A Celebrity bosses have reportedly forked out millions to make the 19th-century castle where this year’s series is being held in North Wales. It has apparently been a costly affair to transform the castle into a TV set, as workers installed electrics and pipes to provide the location with running water. After the coronavirus … Read more

Derelict 170-year-old hospital chapel in Chelsea goes on sale for £7.5m

A derelict hospital chapel that has lain empty for almost 30 years has hit the market for £7.5million- but the new owner will still have to pay another £5million to transform the unoccupied site into a home.  St Luke’s Chapel, which is nestled in a leafy Chelsea and is the former chapel of the Royal Brompton Hospital in … Read more

Huge blaze breaks out at derelict college in Sunderland

Huge blaze breaks out at derelict college in Sunderland sending plumes of smoke into the air above city Firefighters in the North East were called out to a derelict college in Sunderland  Seven crews attended the scene at the old Hylton Campus building on Friday  The blaze has closed off two roads as emergency services … Read more

Savvy couple transform derelict mill into stylish modern home using old furniture

A nifty couple have transformed a derelict 19th century mill with no electricity into a stylish home using old furniture they found in fields and skips.   Elvis and Kresse Wesling, both 43, are pioneers of the zero waste movement and applied that ethos to decorating Tonge Mill in Sittingbourne, Kent.   After spending £40,000 just to make it … Read more