Dozens of Linton-on-Ouse residents are threatening to sell their homes over fears that a proposed Home Office facility at a nearby former RAF base could house up to 1,200 asylum seekers, effectively doubling the small North Yorkshire village’s population and overwhelming its local infrastructure. Homeowners in Linton-on-Ouse fear they face devastating property value drops ofContinue reading “Sell Up Or Get Outnumbered: The Battle For Linton-On-Ouse”
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Wrong House, Wrong Pensioner
In June 2009, 23-year-old intruder Gregory McCalium broke into the Botley home of 72-year-old former army boxer Frank Corti, who promptly knocked him down with two punches and restrained him until police arrived, ultimately resulting in a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the burglar. Frank Corti then held the dazed and bleeding intruder in a headlockContinue reading “Wrong House, Wrong Pensioner”
Long Grass, Short Tenancy
Reform says they’ll build 50,000 new social homes — but if your garden starts looking like Jumanji, they’ll evict you before you can say ‘strimmer’. Reform would evict social home tenants who don’t mow their lawns or take out their bins, the party’s chairman says — basically, keep the grass short or the tenancy’s shorter.Continue reading “Long Grass, Short Tenancy”
Locals Outraged By Parcel Locker Placed In Cul-De-Sac
Residents living in a quiet cul-de-sac were left enraged after an 8ft-tall, bright green parcel locker was suddenly ‘plonked’ right outside their doors. Homeowners on Arne Road in Walsgrave, Coventry, were ‘up in arms’ about the unwelcome arrival on April 10. Their fervent opposition successfully persuaded the company to remove the container. The battery-run, solar-poweredContinue reading “Locals Outraged By Parcel Locker Placed In Cul-De-Sac”
‘Muslim Only’ Flats Advertised In East London
Homeowners are illegally advertising ‘Muslim only’ flats in parts of East London, as politicians condemned the listings as ‘disgusting and anti-British’. Apartments in Woodford, Stratford, and Leyton are being advertised exclusively for Muslims, according to online advertisements and social media posts. The phrase ‘Muslims only’ is strictly prohibited in ads, but is still being used byContinue reading “‘Muslim Only’ Flats Advertised In East London”
Keir Starmer Plans To Use Satellites To Raise Council Tax On Those With Gardens
If Labour is elected, it has been accused of having intentions to employ satellites to spy on the size of homes with larger gardens to increase council taxation on those homes. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has dismissed the claims as ‘fantasy’, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove is standing firm that Labour will ‘hammer’ families ifContinue reading “Keir Starmer Plans To Use Satellites To Raise Council Tax On Those With Gardens”
Following The Collapse Of A Victorian Railway Embankment, £1.4 Million Worth Of Mansions Are Demolished And Their Elderly Owners Are Made Homeless
Two mansions worth £1.4 million are being demolished and their elderly owners made homeless after a Victorian railway embankment suddenly collapsed beneath them. Since it was constructed in 1986, Stephen and Lynne Coverdale have resided in their home on the exclusive Woodlands Estate in Baildon, West Yorkshire. In 2009, David and Fiona Lerner, who paidContinue reading “Following The Collapse Of A Victorian Railway Embankment, £1.4 Million Worth Of Mansions Are Demolished And Their Elderly Owners Are Made Homeless”
The biggest Increase In Fuel Bills In A Decade
Families are being warned that they should expect the biggest increase in gas and electricity bills in a decade when the energy cap is raised later this year. Approximately 15 million homes across the United Kingdom could be affected by the decision to raise the energy price cap in October, with the average price setContinue reading “The biggest Increase In Fuel Bills In A Decade”
Commons Defeat Leaves Flat Owners Facing Enormous Bills To Fix Cladding
A plan to protect leaseholders from the spiralling costs of fixing fire safety problems in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy has been rejected in parliament after the Government headed off a cross-party challenge. Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are facing bills of up to £100,000 to repair unsafe cladding, fire doors and insulationContinue reading “Commons Defeat Leaves Flat Owners Facing Enormous Bills To Fix Cladding”
