60 h. ago What's driving the remarkable deals rush from Abu Dhabi owned house builder London Square?

Aldar owned London Square has already swooped on 15 sites in London in less than 18 months

Economics

63 h. ago Leaders’ debate live: PM says he has ‘no reason’ not to trust Trump as Dutton says ‘I don’t know the president’

Prime minister and Coalition leader face off in showdown hosted by ABC. Follow live updatesPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor didn’t commission modelling on negative gearingAnthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s suggestion that the housing crisis is something that developed in the last two years is “nonsense”.Everyone watching this program knows that this has been developing for a long period of time. We have not had enough homes been built. The former government did not bother to have a housing minister for half the time they were in office. What we’ve done since we came to office, is look towards the big issue which is supply.The experts say that what that potentially [would] do is is diminish supply, not increase it. That’s why the key to fixing the housing issues is supply.It certainly wasn’t commissioned by us to do so.W...

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64 h. ago Leaders’ debate live: Albanese ‘optimistic’ about nation’s future as Dutton says households facing ‘existential’ cost

Prime minister and Coalition leader face off in showdown hosted by ABC. Follow live updatesPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor didn’t commission modelling on negative gearingAnthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s suggestion that the housing crisis is something that developed in the last two years is “nonsense.”Everyone watching this program knows that this has been developing for a long period of time. We have not had enough homes been built. The former government did not bother to have a housing minister for half the time they were in office. What we’ve done since we came to office, is look towards the big issue which is supply.The experts say that what that potentially [would] do is is diminish supply, not increase it. That’s why the key to fixing the housing issues is supply.It certainly wasn’t commissioned by us to do so.W...

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3 d. ago Three new housing developments in Greater Manchester borough to have their fate decided this week

The planning panel is set to meet this week to have the final say on the proposals

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7 d. ago ‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing

‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing  The Guardian

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8 d. ago After losing homes and businesses, LA wildfire victims face a hurdle to rebuilding: Trump’s tariffs

The uncertainty is keeping contractors from buying materials and discouraging would-be Good Samaritans from offering discountsCory Singer, co-owner of the homebuilding firm Dolan Design & Build, raced to start construction as quickly as possible in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires. He was determined to stay ahead of the demand surge he saw coming and eager to help his clients begin to rebuild their lives.The firm broke ground in the Pacific Palisades on Saturday – one of the first companies to do so. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Scots gran with dementia plunged into 'fuel poverty' after heating bills hiked by 400%

Linda Chalmers, 71, paid hugely-inflated bills for several months amid a year-long dispute over the shared heat network in her Edinburgh social housing development.

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9 d. ago Dozens of homes at nine new housing developments will give care leavers ‘best possible start’

The affordable homes will only be used for for young people transitioning out of care

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1 week ago Mayor of London intervenes in rejected Paddington housing development

Mayor of London intervenes in rejected Paddington housing development  ianVisits

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1 week ago Paisley community angered as housing developers chop down protected trees

A campaign group hit out at felling as council confirm breach with developers looking to make way for a footpath.

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1 week ago I lost both my arms when I was blasted by a 33,000 volt explosion at work and got a £1.8million payout but now it's all gone after I poured the cash into a 'dodgy' investment

Robert Cooke, 65, put £900k into a firm that was developing housing, under the trusted advice of the well-known property developer Richard Hayward.

Economics

2 w. ago Remarkable Art Deco seafront house in Essex for sale for £1.5 million

The seaside house was supposed to be part of a much larger development of Art Deco houses, many of which were never built

Economics

2 w. ago 'Major' new housing development announced for Ayrshire village

Land at Kilmarnock Road and Tarbolton Road, Dundonald, have been earmarked for the proposed development.

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2 w. ago Chelsea’s £1billion Stamford Bridge decision that could tear the club apart

Knock it down and start again or build a new super stadium elsewhere? The big dilemma that threatens to split owners

Economics

2 w. ago Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion

Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1000 new homes

Economics

3 w. ago Scot in Bangkok says ‘blood rushed to his head’ as earthquake struck

Alex MacGregor said he first noticed the earthquake when water started pouring from pools in nearby apartment buildings.

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3 w. ago Ricky Gervais forced to pause plans for £5million mega mansion on River Thames over government fears as he's given list of demands to fulfil before he can start building it

Ricky Gervais has been forced to freeze plans to build a new £5 million riverside mansion in the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow after the Environment Agency cited a number of concerns.

Economics

3 w. ago Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.Outlining its first preparedness strategy, the European Commission said it wanted to encourage citizens to take “proactive measures to prepare for crises, such as developing household emergency plans and stockpiling essential supplies”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment Grand Designs architect starts building show's most ambitious project yet out of a very surprising material

Architect Howard and interior designer Sarah set out to build a radical floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing in the new series of the Channel 4 show.

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3 w. ago Flatpack housing could help solve temporary accommodation costs bankrupting London councils, developer argues

Boroughs in the capital spend a collective £4million a day on housing homeless families

Economics