Over the years, more than one politician has been damned as “a bungalow” – as in “there’s nothing upstairs”. And possibly that’s what people thought of the new Tory minister for housing and planning over his suggestion that we should all be “looking to love bungalows a little bit more”. But perhaps Brandon Lewis, who reckons we need more single-storey dwellings for older people, and that this in turn would free up houses for families, has a point. Lewis says he wants to see more Read more [...]

For the ordinary resident, there is much to fear and loathe in London: the scourge of 4X4s too wide for a normal parking space; the fit-to-burst property bubble; the Tesco Expresses that used to be pubs. Presently there is no greater totem of resentment than the humble basement.Or in some cases, not so humble. The media is fond of stories about the "iceberg homes" of tycoons and oligarchs: already enormous houses under which three– and four–storey basements have been dug to house swimming Read more [...]

By Fiona Le Poidevin – A number of clean energy funds have been launched in the last two years, a significant proportion of which have raised capital through a listing on an international stock exchange. Many have also their choice of domicile for incorporation as a common factor.  March 2014 saw the launch of NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited as a Guernsey domiciled closed-ended collective investment fund focusing on operational solar photovoltaic assets located in the UK. The investment fund successfully Read more [...]