A young boy has died after falling from a ninth floor window at a block of flats. The toddler, believed to be aged two, fell at around 4pm yesterday in Shoreditch, east London. Police and ambulance crews attended, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene. The full circumstances surrounding the death are not … Read more
HSBC hits flathunters with loans clampdown: Bank set to insist on a 15% deposit – or 20% if buying a new-build By Victoria Bischoff Money Mail Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 13 August 2020 HSBC is clamping down on how much it will loan to … Read more
Fire rips through block of flats in Bournemouth as flames are seen leaping from the roof before it collapses Footage showed firefighters working to control blaze that continues to spread Part of the roof of the building on Holdenhurst Road appeared to collapse The fire has reportedly been raging for more than five hours in the seaside … Read more
Multi-millionaire Freeserve tycoon loses nine-year battle over plan to turn village’s only pub into holiday flats – as locals win chance to buy the boarded-up building by compulsory purchase Peter Wilkinson had 300-year-old Plough Inn on North York Moors boarded up Tycoon was refused permission to turn it into offices for his 19,000-acre estate Wilkinson – … Read more
Emergency service tackle fire at block of flats in Kennington London Fire Brigade sent eight engines and around 60 firefighters to the block Plumes of smoke erupt around the base of the high-rise building on Otto Street Footage taken at the scene shows people gathered on a nearby patch of grass By Jemma Carr For … Read more
For those who have been self-isolating with older offspring, it might be tempting to consider introducing some more space – just in case there is another lockdown in the near future. The number of 20-to-34-year-olds in the UK now living at home increased by a third between 1998 and 2017, according to a report by … Read more
Shoe-box flats the size of disabled parking bays have been green-lighted for construction, flying in the face of a fierce backlash. Developers have brushed off criticism over their 182-square foot apartments and insist the micro-homes are ‘a perfectly reasonable size’. A kitchen, bathroom and bedroom cram inside the proposed rooms, which will be fitted inside … Read more
Dramatic moment 80 firefighters rescue three people from blaze at east London block of flats Fire crews were called around 3:30 after the fire broke out in Bethnal Green Three people were rescued in Hadleigh Close with 80 firefighters at the scene Two residents had been rescued from the fourth floor via a 13.5 metre … Read more
Eighty firefighters are sent to blaze tearing through a block of flats in southeast London Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene from surrounding fire stations Videos and pictures of social media show the sixth-floor flat’s roof on fire The London Fire Brigade were first called at 07:26 p.m. on Wednesday The cause of … Read more
Sixty firefighters are sent to blaze tearing through a block of flats in southeast London Twelve fire engines were sent to the scene from surrounding fire stations Videos and pictures of social media show the sixth-floor flat’s roof on fire The London Fire Brigade were first called at 07:26 p.m. on Wednesday The cause of … Read more