Building work on George and Amal Clooney’s new marital mansion has been branded ‘carnage’ by outraged local residents who long for the peace and quiet of their sleepy village to be restored.  The silver-haired Ocean's Eleven actor, aged 54 years, was delighted to see his planning application to build a new swimming pool and tennis courts approved. A further application to install CCTV cameras around the mansion sparked objections from residents of the Thameside village Read more [...]

FROM Edinburgh Castle to Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland is known worldwide for its wealth of historic buildings. But for every lovingly-restored 17th century cottage or Georgian mansion, there are other, often overlooked structures with equally fascinating back stories. Identifying at-risk structures of architectural value or historical merit and cataloguing their condition is the responsibility of The Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Country houses, castles Read more [...]

Comments (7) ILLEGAL alterations to many of Beverley's historic listed buildings are out of control, leaving the town a shambles, planners have been told.Former property developer John Dawson has accused East Riding Council's planning department of ignoring complaints about unauthorised changes to historic buildings in the town.Mr Dawson, who now runs a historical research company called Ancestry Hunters, has complained about more than 200 alleged illegal alterations.His Read more [...]

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Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today “listed” two historic rural houses and an 18th century bridge near Claudy in Co Derry. Cumber Bridge (pictured), a late 18th century triple-arched road bridge is the oldest in the parish. It has a robust and simple design with one angled cut-water on each side extending to parapet level to provide a pedestrian refuge. Also listed is a detached single storey house located on Barnahilt Road, Gortilea. This is considered to be a very good example of Read more [...]

Mayfair shoebox to Scottish estates - what would your imaginary winnings get you these days in the high-end property market? <!-- remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag --> By Zoe Dare-Hall 5:00AM BST 25 Sep 2015 Comments Listen carefully this month and you’ll hear the distinctive rattle of keys Read more [...]

There is no sign of the supply issues in the UK housing market abating with estate agents reporting that the number of new properties has dropped to an eleven year low.The data from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) shows that the number of properties available to buy per estate agent branch fell by a third in the last month.There are now 38 houses available per branch in August, compared to 55 in July. This is the lowest level of supply seen since January 2004, when 38 properties Read more [...]

Unusually for Australian PMs, Malcolm Turnbull has announced that he won't be residing in Kirribilli House, thanks all the same. He'll be staying put in his waterfront Point Piper digs to, ya know, be 'closer to his grandson'.Given he's brushed Kirribilli House, rental company Stayz has done the only sensible thing and listed it.YES, THEY ACTUALLY PUT IT ON THEIR WEBSITE. "A spacious and illustrious home that is steeped in history with beautiful, uninterrupted views Easterly towards Sydney. Will Read more [...]

Holiday rental website urges Malcolm Turnbull to throw open the doors of Kirribilli House to holidaymakersThe PM and his wife won't be moving into Kirribilli House - the official Sydney home of the Prime MinisterStayz.com.au has light-heartedly listed the home on its website after contacting the PM via social mediaPart of its listing includes reference to a '48 burner barbie, quickest WiFi in the country and a big red button' The Turnbulls will sleep at their Point Piper mansion - in Sydney's Read more [...]

One of the city’s heritage landmarks is set to be redeveloped for new homes. The former Ogden’s Tobacco Factory site in Everton is to be converted into flats and houses after planning chiefs rubber-stamped an application today. The listed office building of the former factory, on Boundary Lane and West Derby Road, is to be converted into 19 flats, with 133 new houses built on the rest of the 3.4 hectare site. Simon Pemberton, representing the applicants Countryside Properties and Liverpool Mutual Read more [...]