Families are moving into homes they designed and built themselves with a community housing group. The new development in Church Grove, Ladywell, is the capital’s largest community-led self-build housing project. The block... Read more »
A London Underground station located on the Bakerloo line has platforms that are too high for the 70s trains. If you have recently traveled on the Bakerloo line in the UK capital,... Read more »
A dazzling glass home in London is on sale for roughly $8.3 million. But as you can see, there’s a catch. The Gray House. Knight Frank The Grey House, a four-story “modern... Read more »
One of Walthamstow town centre’s only green spaces will be partly closed this summer as construction work on two tall tower blocks begins. Last January, Capital & Regional won permission to expand... Read more »
Three-and-a-half years late, the Elizabeth line is open for business. The air conditioned, spacious purple trains began ferrying commuters and tourists beneath central London this morning (Tuesday, May 24), between Paddington in the... Read more »
A homeless man who fashioned himself a home from a wardrobe in the middle an East London street now has a place to live. Lukas K, 30, built the home from a... Read more »
There were over 21,000 households on the council housing waiting list in Tower Hamlets, as of October. Subscribe to The Big Issue From just £3 per week Take a print or digital... Read more »
A record level of planning permissions were granted for tall buildings in the capital last year, increasing by a quarter compared to 2020. More than 109 tall building schemes are now actively... Read more »
It was 70 years ago that Mike Parrish’s grandfather received an unusual request. Or rather, an order. Under threat of compulsory purchase, 25 acres of his 2,000 acre estate would be bought... Read more »
A time-capsule home built the year the Queen was born has hit the market for the first time ever. The three-bedroom house in North London was built in 1926 and has retained... Read more »