£2bn green homes scheme gets SCRAPPED: Plan to make properties more eco-friendly is dropped after just six months amid claims that grants were hard to get Green grant for homes that had been due to run until March 2022 is scrapped Only around 10 per cent of 600,000 homes targeted for the grant were reached … Read more
If you’ve always dreamed of having a tree house, there is still time to indulge in your fantasy whatever your age with one of these homes for sale. The tree houses may have initially been designed with children in mind, but they could also provide a space for adults seeking a quiet haven away from … Read more
Eton College has been accused of ‘greed and hypocrisy’ over controversial plans to sell off land it owns in the countryside to make way for 3,000 homes. The £48,000-a-year boarding school owns a large swathe of unspoilt countryside in East Chiltington, on the edge of the South Downs National Park in East Sussex. Locals say … Read more
Entire deserted villages in Spain can be bought for less than the price of a London flat. Xerdiz in Spain’s north westerly Galicia region is on the market for just £369,000, while El Mortorio in Asturias can be snapped up for £1.6m. The villages are just two of the thousands to have succumbed to the ‘España … Read more
Entire deserted villages in Spain can be bought for less than the price of a London flat. Xerdiz in Spain’s north westerly Galicia region is on the market for just £369,000, while El Mortorio in Asturias can be snapped up for £1.6m. The villages are just two of the thousands to have succumbed to the ‘España … Read more
A year living under coronavirus restrictions has completely shaped the way we shop. From investing in home entertainment to forgoing high heels, our pandemic spending habits reflect a life that for many has become less sociable, more housebound and more dependent on technology than ever before. John Lewis has collated and analysed data over the … Read more
Property prices in England are now seven times the local salary on average, as house price inflation appears to be outgrowing wages. The typical house costs more than seven times the median annual salary of £31,596, but in some parts of London and the South East the multiple is much higher, reaching up to 27 … Read more
World’s first neighborhood entirely of 3D-printed homes is planned for California’s Coachella Valley and will boast 15 eco-friendly homes that start at $595,000 each California will be home to the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood It will host 15 homes that feature a backyard with a pool and deck There will be larger units with three … 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
Bill Gates says he buys green aviation fuel, uses solar panels on his homes and eats synthetic meats to reduce his carbon footprint as he stresses the importance of consuming less Writing on Reddit during his 9th Ask Me Anything, the billionaire fielded an assortment of questions about climate change He was asked how the … Read more