Plans for new apartments in a historic part of St Austell, alterations to a popular restaurant and a new roundabout to feed a large housing development are among the latest planning applications submitted to Cornwall Council. Every week more than 100 applications are validated by Cornwall Council and we have …
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Video: Orkney tests first Royal Mail drone post delivery. The UK's first drone delivery service which can be conducted on a permanent basis has … Source link
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The number of rental properties in London has fallen substantially since the pandemic according to research from the London School of Economics (LSE) and property firm Savills. A shortage of rental properties is forcing record numbers of tenants into temporary accommodation. Avondale Square estate, Bermondsey, London [Photo by Stephen Craven …
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A Royal Mail driver has been caught on camera overtaking a car and then dangerously swerving around a pony on a quiet new New Forest road. Dash cam footage captured the moment …
Read More »Big student scheme planned for ex-Royal Mail site sold
Godwin Developments has sold a planned 783 bed student scheme set to be built on a former Royal Mail site in Nottingham. London-based Bricks Group has bought the Bendigo Buildings scheme in central Nottingham, which has planning permission for a mix of studio apartments, four, five and six-bedroom clusters and …
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We’re hoping this catches on quick A man in Australia who was looking to rent out a new apartment in Sydney has gone viral on TikTok after his application was withdrawn when he asked for a landlord reference. Comedian Tom Cashman shared an initial video explaining how he’d been looking …
Read More »How tech is changing the homes we live in
Driven by advances in tech and the advent of high-speed internet connections, many of us now have easy access to a raft of information about the buildings we live in. Thanks to the proliferation of hardware and software within the home, this trend shows no sign of letting up and …
Read More »Work starts on 3,800 new homes at Twelvetrees | Latest East London & Tower Hamlets News
PUBLISHED: 08:03 26 November 2019 | UPDATED: 08:09 26 November 2019 Mike Brooke Artist’s impression of the Stephenson Street development. Picture: Berkeley Berkeley Homes Work has begun on building 3,800 new homes on the banks of the Lea River near Bromley-by-Bow on the site of a former Royal Mail parcel …
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An angry neighbour has taken aim at a ‘selfish’ motorist’s bad parking – claiming they were preventing the Royal Mail from delivering the post. But while most observers could agree the parking left a lot to be desired, the note left on the car had the Internet tickled. Scrawled in …
Read More »Hornchurch man among alleged victims of Essex builders who left projects unfinished across London and South East | Latest Romford News
PUBLISHED: 17:00 24 July 2019 Hannah Somerville The unfinished extension has cost Alan Street £44,775 to date. Picture: Polly Hancock Archant A Hornchurch IT consultant has revealed the destruction wreaked on his home by builders who disappeared after he paid them £44,000 for a botched extension job. Email this article …
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