Everyone is aware of how Lego bricks work – click together components to create walls and roofs, ships and space-craft, cars and animals.
Now an Israeli developer has designed a set of building bricks for full-scale buildings.
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20 tips to prepare your home for sale
You never get a second chance to make a first impression on a purchaser, or indeed the estate agent who visits to give his valuation.
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New Barn Conversions in decline
The demand for Barns and other redundant agricultural and industrial buildings to convert into residential accommodation is now significantly in decline.
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‘Living’ bricks to supply fresh water and electricity to buildings
We are now used to photo voltaic roof tiles and other ways of using our building materials to help fuel our homes or assist with energy provision.
Now the next evolution of building materials has arrived.
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Number of Neighbourhood Plans passes 200
Following the approval of 3 plans in Herefordshire earlier this month (August 2016), the total number of neighbourhood plans currently in place has now risen to 200. This is on top of almost 1,900 communities across England that are in the process of implementing their own plans.
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Home ownership slumps to pre-millennium levels
Research by the Resolution Foundation has shown that the ratio of home-owners to tenants in the United Kingdom has dropped considerably over the last decade or so.
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Significant fine and criminal record for landlord
A landlord who refused to carry out vital renovations on his rented property has been left with a criminal record and costs amounting to almost £18,000.
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In case you missed it: Why are coach-loads of Chinese tourists visiting an Oxfordshire village?
Tourists have been taking pictures of gardens, houses and have been knocking on the locals’ doors to take ‘selfies’ with them. Some tourists have sat on benches in people’s gardens whilst eating their packed lunches.
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NEW SERIES: 10 defects that could be hiding in your home – a surveyor’s view
Defect 5 – Wet Rot
In part one, we covered Condensation, part two was Water Ingress, part three was Rising Damp, last month was Dry Rot and this month it is Wet Rot.
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Mortgage Market Update
Various sources are claiming that now is as good a time to buy a property as there has ever been, with interest rates low and the property market surging forward. We have compiled stats from various sources around the country to give you an overview of the mortgage market, in case you are looking to invest…
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