Garden room installations spark neighbour disputes across UK
The number of garden rooms and outbuildings installed on residential properties has increased significantly since the pandemic, leading to a...
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Almost all homes will need air-con despite planning rules
Almost every home in England will need air conditioning in the next few decades, even as planning rules block installations.A...
This family must tear down its summerhouse (as Labour plans a garden-home boom)
The Causleys are appealing the decision, costing them a further £500.Although their summerhouse is in the front garden, and so...
UK housing shortage blamed on planning rules, not land scarcity
Britain’s housing shortage and weak economic growth stem from decades of restrictive planning policy rather than a lack of available...
Lender provides £945k for guesthouse to HMO conversion
Avamore Capital has provided a £945,000 refurbishment loan to convert a former guesthouse into a house of multiple occupancy (HMO),...
Labour plans fresh crackdown on Nimbys
Communities fighting to block large housing developments could be limited to a single court challenge under a new Labour crackdown...
Chelsea development completes after decade of planning
Magnet Capital has completed a £1,009,475 development finance loan for the construction of a two-bedroom property located behind King’s Road...
SAP Seeks to Rein In Costs to Focus on AI Investments
SAP SAP -1.12%decrease; down pointing triangle said it would exercise greater discipline when it comes to hiring and travel expenses...
England to miss housebuilding target by 660,000 homes
England is on track to fall short of the Government’s housebuilding target by more than 660,000 homes over the next...
Air conditioning debate highlights UK housing regulation concerns
Growing environmental restrictions on air conditioning in new residential developments have sparked debate about the balance between sustainability goals and...
