Tag: Luke 12:16-21

Business

Luxury Basement Builder Still Can’t Afford a Flat

Lotte Heidenreich

The Construction Worker’s Perspective: Rich Man Builds Bigger Barns While the People Building Them Take the Night Bus Home CHELSEA, LONDON: A construction worker responsible for excavating a luxury basement beneath a Kensington townhouse has questioned Britain’s housing priorities after spending three years building a private swimming pool for a man who has never learned to swim. Bricklayer Dennis Cooper, 46, travels daily from outer London to work on an…

Governance

Kensington and Chelsea Says No to a Basement Bowling Alley

Yasmina Khan

The Council Planner’s Perspective: Jesus Warned Against Bigger Barns, London Developers Want Bigger Holes KENSINGTON TOWN HALL, LONDON: A wealthy homeowner has accused local planning officers of conducting an ideological campaign against prosperity after they questioned his proposal to excavate three underground floors beneath a Kensington mansion. Charles Fortescue, 59, insists that the additional space is essential for a modern family. His household consists of himself, his wife, one dog…