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...Its cloisters and courtyards should, however, remain a sanctuary of calm, with a hectare of fragrant gardens (some of which will supply its restaurant) and apricot orchards, citrus and olive groves, designed...
...By the 1820s, London’s planes were so big that homeowners began to complain that they were obstructing the view from their living-room windows....
...“Because of its associations with grottoes it can be viewed as a bit dark and cobwebby,” she says....
...Department stores, clothing shops and garden centres did particularly poorly, according to Darren Morgan, ONS director of economic statistics....
...The Association of British Insurers, a trade body, said its members understood that the “threat of subsidence can be very stressful for homeowners”....
...Homeowners “are incentivised to stay put” right now, he adds....
...It is as though the positive associations of period homes trump any practical problems that come with them. One such association is social class and prestige....
...Most people live in flats, they don’t have gardens. They place much more importance on public space.” Is it unfriendly? I ask. He pauses....
...“We’re certainly entering a different period,” says Noble Francis, economics director of the Construction Products Association....
...She is part of the Habinteg Housing Association #ForAccessibleHousing campaign....
...“The garden’s smaller, but the air’s a lot cleaner,” says Dr Singh....
...Fannie Mae, the federal housing association that guarantees some mortgages, argues that unlike during the 2000s prices will feed into rents and, eventually, general inflation....
...Alongside, a tang of lime juice, a hint of sweet citrus but mostly the bright, bitter smell of oils from the lime skin....
...tenants, shared ownership homeowners and freeholders....
...“You are not a homeowner, you are little more than an inmate.”...
...The National Residential Landlords’ Association supports this, saying the “vast majority” of its members have responded positively to tenants who approached them for help....
...Fenland district council in Cambridgeshire is planning a new garden town of up to 12,000 homes in and around a flood zone. “This is a serious national crisis....
...Relative quiet is secured by local conservation easements, which consist of agreements between homeowners’ associations and the local government to limit development, says Tucker....
...“Glasgow is more friendly and a bit more trendy than Edinburgh, in terms of its people,” says Ann Laird, chairman of the Friends of Glasgow West Association....
...You can make money* “The main reason for holding a festival is to raise revenue to support a house and garden,” says Robert Parker, technical adviser at the Historic Houses Association....
...I find many of the more extreme tenets of the Soil Association no longer hold any kind of water intellectually. As for small organic gardens and people drifting around in hats with trugs?...
...“You have very few people you can count on to help you,” Ms Hazlett, who founded a local homeowners’ association, explained. “You can’t really build up a base to do things.”...
...According to the Flowers & Plants Association, the UK’s flower and indoor plant market is worth £2.2bn....
...Responding to the proposed changes to planning law, Gary Porter, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “It is completely wrong . . ....
...Outside is a south-facing walled vegetable garden, a spring-fed pond, 40 acres of agricultural land and a 37-acre wood....
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