During his time as a fugitive, Guzman transformed himself from a middling Mexican capo into arguably the most powerful drug trafficker in the world. His fortune grew to be estimated at more than $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine, which listed him among the "World's Most Powerful People" and ranked him above the presidents of France and Venezuela. His Sinaloa Cartel empire still stretches throughout North America and reaches as far away as Europe and Australia. The cartel has been heavily Read more [...]

The number of property millionaires in Britain has more than doubled over the past three years and broken through the 500,000 mark for the first time, it is claimed. There are now 13 streets where the average house price is more than £10m – all of them in London – and almost 11,000 across the UK where homes are typically worth more than £1m. Despite a slowdown in activity in the property market and small price drops in some of the country’s most expensive neighbourhoods, the past Read more [...]

The number of property millionaires in Britain has more than doubled over the past three years and broken through the 500,000 mark for the first time, it is claimed. There are now 13 streets where the average house price is more than £10m – all of them in London – and almost 11,000 across the UK where homes are typically worth more than £1m. Despite a slowdown in activity in the property market and small price drops in some of the country’s most expensive neighbourhoods, the past year has Read more [...]

This group offer ordinary investors, in the UK and from around the world, the ability to invest in buy-to-let properties from as little as £50 (on Property Partner). Investors own a stake in the property, take a share of the monthly rent and at the end of a minimum term (usually 5 years) are given the opportunity to cash out if they wish (hopefully reaping profits as the value of the property rises). It’s an enticing idea and one that’s attracting huge amounts of interest (and cash) from ordinary Read more [...]

This week: properties for around £500,000 – from an award-winning house with six acres in Port Medway, Nova Scotia, to a studio flat close to South Kensington, London Bridgend Cottage, Bridgend, Noss Mayo, Plymouth, Devon. This 1820s cottage is surrounded by National Trust land and overlooks the Yealm estuary. It has exposed stonework, solid oak floors, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a large country kitchen. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, gardens. £500,000 Marchand Petit Read more [...]

This week: properties for around £500,000 – from an award-winning house with six acres in Port Medway, Nova Scotia, to a studio flat close to South Kensington, London Bridgend Cottage, Bridgend, Noss Mayo, Plymouth, Devon. This 1820s cottage is surrounded by National Trust land and overlooks the Yealm estuary. It has exposed stonework, solid oak floors, an open fireplace with a wood-burning stove and a large country kitchen. 3 beds, 2 baths, recep, gardens. £500,000 Marchand Petit Read more [...]

10 July, 2015 | By Richard Waite Urban Splash, the developer behind the overhaul of Sheffield’s Park Hill estate, is set to revamp Plymouth’s grade II-listed 1961 Civic Centre Speaking at an AJ120 lunch in Manchester yesterday (9 July), the design-savvy developer’s chair Tom Bloxham said an architect had not yet been appointed on the job and that proposals were still at the ‘pre-planning stage’.It is understood Read more [...]

The 20 houses and six flats have been approved for the Shropshire Building Supplies site off New Road, Ludlow, which was once a railway sidings dating back to the 19th century.The Victorian rail shed that still stands there is planned to become flats and act as the centrepiece of the development.Outline permission was granted for the scheme by planning officers without going before Shropshire Council’s south planning committee.The houses are the first to be given permission of up to Read more [...]

Intervening on Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith in the Commons, his Labour shadow, Helen Goodman asked: "Could you explain to the House why cutting tax credits for large families is a fair thing to do when it will be concentrated... on families where children are living in poverty, on Roman Catholic families, on Catholics from other minorities. "Don't you understand that every child matters?" Mr Duncan Smith replied: "I have for some time believed the way tax credits operated distorted Read more [...]

A former industrial works in Kelham Island is set to be turned into apartments, offices and a café bar under the next stage of the area’s regeneration. The old Green Lane Works will be converted and extended to form a new mixed-use development - with the disused factory’s Grade II* listed entrance gate and clock tower preserved as its focal point.A new application submitted to Sheffield Council by Leeds-based developer Citu reveals plans for six one, two, and three bedroom apartments, Read more [...]