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Two men are arrested after man is stabbed to death at flats in North London Police were called to Highgate Road in Camden just before 7.40pm last night Paramedics treated the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene Two men were arrested in connection with stabbing and are in police custody By Isabella … Read more
The price of a detached house shot up three times faster than that of a flat in 2020, as lockdown drove buyers to seek out bigger homes with gardens. Detached homes saw their value increase by 10 per cent or £43,364 last year, with the average cost reaching £486,595 by December. This was according to … Read more
Dramatic moment hero police officer runs into burning block of flats and rescues families and young children from inside as fire caused by cannabis farm rips through building PC Spencer Lunn put his life on the line to safely evacuate residents from inside The fire in Selly Oak, Birmingham, was caused by a cannabis farm … Read more
Yours…for £7,500! One of Britain’s cheapest flats goes up for auction in Glasgow – but it might need a spot of refurbishment Flat in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde is currently one the cheapest on sale right now But Four Maxwell Street is a one-bedroom property ‘in need of modernisation’ The property, being auctioned for £7,500 by Sold.co.uk, … Read more
Universities shell out £500k on bosses’ digs: College chiefs enjoy payments for housekeepers and utilities… while students have to pay for flats they can’t live in because of lockdown £512,309 was spent on residences by 26 universities from 2019 to last year Some vice-chancellors at universities have TV licences and gardening covered Comes as students … Read more
Sales of flats HALVE as housing market is crippled by fire risk fears brought on by Grenfell cladding crisis Flat prices halved amid fears over cladding similar to that on Grenfell Tower In September last year flat transactions also fell by around 5,600, or 48 per cent Earlier was revealed homeowners could face £40,000 bill … Read more
The sales brochure called it ‘an exceptional development for modern living.’ The Green Quarter, a seven-block development in central Manchester, was once a pin-up for 21st-century regeneration. A hub of bars and restaurants just north of Manchester Victoria station, it was perfect for young professionals. But the Green Quarter is now an inescapable urban nightmare, … Read more
Ministers must act now to end the misery of homeowners who are stuck with fire-trap flats, writes Father of the House of Commons SIR PETER BOTTOMLEY By Sir Peter Bottomley For The Daily Mail Published: 22:29 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 00:47 GMT, 4 January 2021 Hundreds of thousands of leaseholders face ruinous costs … Read more
She’s been tipped to replace Sue Barker on the BBC series A Question Of Sport. And Alex Scott looks set to be enjoying both professional and personal changes in 2021 as she was spotted viewing new flats in north London on Wednesday. The former professional footballer, 36, cut a casual figure in a black T-shirt … Read more
High Rise Britain: Italian photographer peeks inside the brutalist buildings of London’s council estates Italian photographer Marco Sconocchia said that his fascination for the British working classes prompted him Council estates built in the fifties and sixties encompassed the Brutalist architecture of the postwar period They quickly became home to hundreds of family who were … Read more