Some of the UK’s largest housing providers have dramatically increased annual service charges by thousands of pounds, plunging residents into financial crisis, an Observer investigation…
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‘It’s almost carbon-negative’: how hemp became a surprise building material
Cannabis sativa, the plant of the thousand and one molecules, has a long and expansive reputation – as a folk medicine, a source of textile…
View More ‘It’s almost carbon-negative’: how hemp became a surprise building materialSadiq Khan in U-turn on ‘eco’ wood-burners amid pollution fears
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has withdrawn his endorsement of wood-burning stoves promoted as “environmentally friendly” after a surge in sales of the appliances,…
View More Sadiq Khan in U-turn on ‘eco’ wood-burners amid pollution fearsThe improbable rise of landlord influencers: ‘I’m not taking advantage of anybody’
James Coupland started his Instagram account more than 10 years ago, posting unremarkable photos showing him with his mates, or in the gym. After giving…
View More The improbable rise of landlord influencers: ‘I’m not taking advantage of anybody’Into the Void: the four-storey Barbican shell set to become a £3.5m home
For years, every day on his way home from work, Christian Keesing passed a vast empty unit within the foot of the Grade II-listed Barbican…
View More Into the Void: the four-storey Barbican shell set to become a £3.5m homeHow a new-build nightmare left homebuyers in limbo for two years
The view from Chris and Katie Eve’s house for the past two years has been dominated by a large metal shipping container in their drive.…
View More How a new-build nightmare left homebuyers in limbo for two yearsUK must insulate homes or face a worse energy crisis in 2023, say experts
Britain will be plunged into an even worse energy crisis in a year’s time without an immediate plan to improve leaky homes and dramatically reduce…
View More UK must insulate homes or face a worse energy crisis in 2023, say expertsToxic reaction: how to clear dangerous pollutants out of your home
People will go to all sorts of lengths to move towards a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Changing where and how they buy their clothes, cutting…
View More Toxic reaction: how to clear dangerous pollutants out of your homeWhat will our eco-friendly homes of the future look like?
As we argue over heat pumps and electric car charging sockets here in the UK, it is undeniable that most of our homes have a…
View More What will our eco-friendly homes of the future look like?D’Oyly Carte Island, complete with crumbling mansion, sold for £3m
A 13-bedroom Victorian mansion perched on a private island in the River Thames that was built for Gilbert and Sullivan opera impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte…
View More D’Oyly Carte Island, complete with crumbling mansion, sold for £3m