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'Rubbish, rats, crumbling homes': The London borough facing 9% council tax rise
The Labour-run local authority has blamed rising homelessness and the soaring costs of temporary accommodation for its ...
What I Own: We lived rent-free to afford our £278,000 flat in the London suburbs
We were really lucky to be able to live rent-free with our families while saving, which made a huge difference. We both used Lifetime ISAs (LISAs), which helped boost our savings with a government ...
Why having a spare room is the next battle in the wars between generations
The next battle in the generational culture wars is all about cramped flats versus spare rooms. And it’s all too easy to see ...
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Levitt Bernstein places London social housing on diamond-patterned plinth
A diamond-patterned band of red bricks wraps around Plashet Road, a Passivhaus social housing project in east London by ...
A crackdown on substandard homes leaves low-income Hong Kongers wondering where to go
Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their ...
Where are the most notable blue plaques in London? Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to be honoured
Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan are both set to be honoured with a blue plaque in London this year. It was confirmed on Monday ...
Mickalene Thomas and Linder at the Hayward: two must-see subversive shows
Two shows at the Hayward are visceral attacks on the male gaze and startling odes to the power of transformation ...
Viewers call out Amandaland writers over geography fail, saying 'no-one would make that journey in real life'
Amanda (Lucy Punch) flits between Hounslow and Harlesden with apparent ease in her Tesla in Amandaland, but Londoners who ...
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Khao Bird Borough: Restaurant in Bridget Jones’ former flat
Khao Bird opened last year at 8 Bedale St in Borough Market, which was famously the flat of Bridget Jones and a popular stomping ground for the loveable chaotic protagonist. Khao Bird opened last year ...
London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
But it bears astonishing parallels to real-life Hungarian-Jewish architect Ernő Goldfinger, who arrived in the UK in the ...
Yrjö Kukkapuro, designer whose iconic chairs were sat on by ‘almost every Finn,’ dies age 91
The renowned designer’s postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living rooms across Finland, as well as ...
Red Steel and Brick Enliven a ’70s Rowhouse Renovation in London
See the full story on Dwell.com: Red Steel and Brick Enliven a ’70s Rowhouse Renovation in London Related stories: Built-in ...