Slow start for government’s £2bn green homes drive

Slow start for government’s £2bn green homes drive: Just 20,000 grants have been given to households to make homes more energy efficient against target of 600,000 since scheme started in September Rishi Sunak’s £2bn grant scheme is part of £3bn green employment package It is focused on cutting emissions, improving the environment and creating jobs  … Read more

Activewear queen Lorna Jane Clarkson sells LA homes for $22 million

Selling up! Activewear founders Lorna Jane and Bill Clarkson both offload their Los Angeles homes for a combined $22 million By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:32 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 01:34 GMT, 8 February 2021 Fitness entrepreneur Lorna Jane Clarkson and her husband Bill have sold their two Los Angeles homes … Read more

Celebrity homes threatened by River Thames flooding

They would have chosen the locations along the River Thames for their idyllic views and tranquil setting. But celebrities such as Ricky Gervais, Debbie McGee, Russell Brand and George Clooney who live next to the river in Berkshire and Oxfordshire will be fretting over their homes as they are threatened by rising water levels. The … Read more

Property Tycoon’s Mayfair luxury nest appears in new Channel 5 show on posh homes

A new TV series is giving a rare glimpse inside some of the most lavish homes in the UK, including a Mayfair mansion so grand it has its own life and a  Devon stately home that dates back to the Domesday Book.  Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover, which debuts on Channel 5 this Saturday at 7pm … Read more

UK holiday homes: Prices are higher than last year but these beauties are worth paying a premium for

One balloon bursts and another rises into the sky. Yes, Boris’s ‘red list’ of quarantine countries has put a halt to many families’ hopes of an Easter getaway, but that opens the door wide for holidays within the UK once the shackles are off. With tens of thousands of gorgeous cottages, country boltholes and seaside … Read more

UK holiday homes: Prices are higher than last year but these ones are worth it

One balloon bursts and another rises into the sky. Yes, Boris’s ‘red list’ of quarantine countries has put a halt to many families’ hopes of an Easter getaway, but that opens the door wide for holidays within the UK once the shackles are off. With tens of thousands of gorgeous cottages, country boltholes and seaside … Read more

Rape and incest victims were put into Northern Ireland homes and then victimised again, shows report

Victims of rape and incest were put into homes for unmarried mothers and their children in Northern Ireland and then victimised again, a report has revealed. More than 10,500 women entered mother and baby homes over a 68-year period from 1922. The youngest was aged 12. Those who experienced the institutions have levelled accusations of … Read more

Harry Redknapp sparks row with wealthy residents over plans to build modern homes in coastal suburb 

Harry Redknapp sparks row with wealthy residents over plans to demolish a bungalow and build two modern homes in coastal suburb Ex-football manager’s property firm wants to demolish an existing bungalow Wealthy neighbours unhappy of development plan to build three-storey homes Residents say the proposal ‘don’t respect the area and the people that live here’ … Read more