Owners of up to 70% of fire-trap flats may not be able to sue over safety failures as the buildings are too old to be covered under new law change Bill extending the period building firms can face legal action has been published It increases time for legal action over ‘shoddy workmanship’ from six to … Read more
A millionaire businessman has demolished his £6million seaside mansion with an indoor pool, gym and cinema to build nine luxury flats costing up to £2.8million overlooking Sandbanks. Ashley Faull, 54, flattened the 20-year-old luxury house for the apartments, which will be priced between £1.495million to £2.8million, to meet the increasing demand for housing. The former four-storey … Read more
A millionaire businessman has demolished his £6million seaside mansion with an indoor pool, gym and cinema to build nine luxury flats costing up to £2.8million overlooking Sandbanks. Ashley Faull, 54, flattened the 20-year-old luxury house for the apartments, which will be priced between £1.495million to £2.8million, to meet the increasing demand for housing. The former four-storey … Read more
Can the developer that built my flat avoid a cladding repair bill now its company has been sold? Claims against a developer depend on age of the building with cladding issues If you bought new you may have a new build warranty that may cover cladding By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 10:25 BST, 21 … Read more
Millionaire residents of Sandbanks are battling developers over plans to replace a historic hotel, where inventor of the radio Guglielmo Marconi lived, with a ‘soulless block of flats’. Almost 5,000 letters of objection have been lodged against the £250million development, which if approved by planning officers, would see the Haven Hotel at Poole Harbour, Dorset, bulldozed … Read more
Millionaire residents of Sandbanks are battling developers over plans to replace a historic hotel, where inventor of the radio Guglielmo Marconi lived, with a ‘soulless block of flats’. Almost 5,000 letters of objection have been lodged against the £250million development, which if approved by planning officers, would see the Haven Hotel at Poole Harbour, Dorset, bulldozed … Read more
Planning rules will be relaxed so we can turn empty High Street shops into FLATS in bid to revitalise deserted areas under new scheme being considered by Housing Secretary Planning restrictions will be relaxed so empty shops can converted more easily Full planning applications will no longer be required to convert shops It will become … Read more
Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k: First-time buyer reveals the most expensive example of cladding crisis so far Repair bills at Milliners in Bristol are believe to be the biggest individual cost Solicitor Steph Pike, 29, paid £193,000 for her one-bedroom flat Tests found The Milliners had the same combustible … Read more
Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k: First-time buyer reveals the most expensive example of cladding crisis so far Repair bills at Milliners in Bristol are believe to be the biggest individual cost Solicitor Steph Pike, 29, paid £193,000 for her one-bedroom flat Tests found The Milliners had the same combustible … Read more
Save our homes: 400 residents of fire trap flats urge MPs to help after they’re told they face eviction if they don’t pay £100,000 safety bill 400 residents at Royal Quay in Liverpool face homelessness over fire safety cost They have already been plunged into debt after their service charge increased It comes as MPs … Read more