Nicky Hilton unleashes animal instinct in leopard print flats on New York stroll

Nicky Hilton unleashes animal instinct in leopard print flats as she cements her style icon status on New York stroll By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 07:24 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 07:24 GMT, 13 November 2020 Nicky Hilton was the image of New York chic when she was spotted pounding the pavement in … Read more

Furious residents blast Amazon driver for dumping Covid-19 test kits outside flats in Liverpool

Furious residents blast Amazon driver for dumping Covid-19 test kits outside flats in Liverpool Two flat blocks in Liverpool reportedly had dozens of tests dumped in the foyer Local resident said she was ‘disgusted’ as people shielding in their homes  Amazon said the parcels were left while the tests were delivered door to door By … Read more

BBC weathergirl joins revolt over banners for NHS workers ‘lowering the tone’ at block of flats

BBC weathergirl rains on parade for NHS workers as she joins revolt over banners ‘lowering the tone’ at block of flats Tony Rai, 57, put up a banner praising NHS in his apartment block in Birmingham A BBC weathergirl and other neighbours complained it was ‘lowering the tone’ Shefali Oza, 53, is the main weather presenter … Read more

Banks refuse to mortgage flats over cladding fears

Homeowners stuck in flats they cannot sell due to a red-tape nightmare are now so desperate they are flogging their properties at enormous discounts. Lenders have been refusing to offer mortgages on tens of thousands of homes after new safety rules were introduced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. But homeowners say they … Read more

What if I can’t pay the bill to remove cladding on my block of flats?

I live in a leasehold flat with dangerous cladding and face a repair bill of £40,000 to get it removed and replaced with safe materials. I’m unable to pay this on top of my mortgage. What happens if I miss my mortgage repayments for several months in a row – will my lender repossess the … Read more

Archaeology: Roman villa packed with mosaics unearthed under flats at foot of the Aventine Hill

An ancient Roman villa — resplendent with beautifully preserved black-and-white mosaics — has been unearthed under a block of flats at the foot of the Aventine Hill. Archaeologists first exposed the remains of the home — a so-called ‘domus’ that would have belonged to members of the upper class — in Rome back in 2014. Hidden … Read more

How 1.5m homeowners could be stuck in unsellable tower block flats

When Keeba Critchlow picked up the keys to her first home in 2014 she was thrilled at becoming a homeowner.  Not for a moment did she envisage the nightmare that would await her six years on – unable to sell her one-bedroom flat as a result of red tape introduced in the wake of the … Read more

Police hunt four hooded men seen running from flats after man falls 50ft from balcony

Police hunt four hooded men in face masks seen running from block of flats after man, 31, plunged 50ft from balcony – as he fights for his life in hospital Four suspects were seen running from a block of flats after a 31-year-old fell 50ft  West Midlands Police released CCTV footage of the men leaving … Read more

Modern flats could be unmortgageable amid crisis over building safety

Thousands of modern homes will be unmortgageable for years amid a crisis over building safety standards in the housing market. Owners of up to 1.5 million high-rise flats could have to wait as long as a decade to get sign-off to prove they are safe in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. The tragedy … Read more

Neighbours who spent three months building rockery outside flats are forced to remove it by council

Neighbours who spent three months building a rockery outside their flats are forced to remove it by council over health and safety fears Neighbours at block of flats in Bournemouth created rockery during lockdown   Display included low-level walls, plant pots, a flower border and a shingle bank  The council ordered to demolish it due to … Read more