A judge has ruled that a $3million luxury home in Quebec, Canada, built less than ten years ago must be demolished – and the local city will need to pay for it. The ruling is the latest in a roughly eight-year legal saga that began when the home was built too close to the street, … Read more
Miami officials use explosives to demolish what’s left of collapsed condo tower as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches and search for missing 121 is paused Miami Dade County officials announced they were bringing down what remained of the building Sunday It was an effort to resume rescue operations after they were suspended Thursday due to structural … Read more
A father who spent three months during lockdown building a three-storey treehouse for his children has been ordered to demolish it over ‘health and safety’ fears. Kai Grunwald, 40, built the 16ft-high treehouse in the front garden of his home in Berkhampstead, Herts. for his two daughters Kara, six, and Kayleigh, four. But the £1,200 … Read more
Developers are proposing demolishing a ‘perfectly good’ house which is less than 20 years old to make way for a cycle path. The £300,000 four-bedroom private home could be destroyed to create a cycle route to a new ‘affordable’ housing development. The move has prompted outrage from neighbours who say plans to flatten the house will … Read more
Furious residents are at war with developers over plans to demolish £300k four-bed private home to make way for CYCLE PATH through their suburban cul-de-sac The ‘perfectly good’ £300,000 four-bed house is in a leafy Cardiff cul-de-sac Plans to flatten the home are to build a cycle lane for ‘affordable’ houses nearby Residents in the … Read more
A £48million mansion nestled in the hills above the French Riviera must be demolished after a court ruling brought a 15-year legal standoff to an end. Property tycoon Patrick Diter built a 32,000 sq ft Italianate palace, dubbed ‘Chateau Diter’, on the site of what was once a modest 2,000 sq ft farmhouse without first obtaining … Read more
NHS consultant, 48, faces D-Day in fight to save his ‘monstrosity’ £1m home that neighbours say ‘sticks out like a sore thumb’ after he pulled down bungalow and replaced it with the ‘mini-hotel’ Dr Manoj Srivastava, 48, could have to tear down the two-storey house He built it to replace a bungalow that had occupied … Read more
An Australian millionaire is facing the prospect of demolishing his £4 million eco-home after enraging locals by flouting planning rules to buy a ‘Grand Designs-style monstrosity’ in a sleepy village. Neighbours in the parish of Bothenhampton in Dorset are up in arms at the size of the property built by businessman Kim Hughes and his … Read more
It was confirmed last week that Nine producers had snapped up five homes in a leafy Melbourne cul-de-sac for $11.5million, in preparation for the 2021 season. And on Monday, construction began to partially demolish the properties on Bronte Court in Hampton – including one which a concerned neighbour battled to get heritage listed. A whole team … Read more
When it comes to buying a car – new or used – one of the most important factors for many drivers is how quickly it will empty its fuel tank. With many motorists looking to reduce their costs as much as possible, particularly during this period of financial hardship brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, … Read more