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...Buildings in imminent danger of collapse have been demolished and empty residential rows hidden behind metal fences, the roof tiles stripped by departing homeowners for money....
...Branson has had a long association with the island....
...Last week pension managers shared horror stories over cocktails at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Conference in Liverpool....
...Humphrey Milles, COPI founder, thinks this is largely down to air quality data being “hidden” from homebuyers....
...an interview first reported by the Press Association and also obtained by the FT....
...The family is such a terrifying unit — so much is left unsaid, so much is hidden, not discussed and protected by all its members.”...
...“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.”...
...Yet for homeowners looking to redecorate, Gale has his own basic manifesto. “As a general rule,” he says, “the more natural the better.” Photograph: Bridgeman Images...
...Homeowners are also pouring “a lot more money than ever before” into home security systems, he says. This safety threat can be very real, Forbes warns....
...The Conservative pledges on social care could trigger a rise in downsizing among older homeowners, property market experts said....
...Occupy Wall Street protesters are uninformed noisemakers; duped Ponzi scheme investors and underwater homeowners sunk themselves....
...The average age of second-home buyers in the US dropped from 52 to 43 in the 10 years to 2013, according to the US National Association of Realtors....
...Hidden in the woodland are glass and steel houses with views of undulating grassland. The developer’s trick was to build the facilities early in the process....
...According to the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA), the state of play could change....
...Had enough homeowners been around to start a Leadenhall Street Residents’ Association, it is doubtful if the so-called “Cheesegrater” could have been built....
...Overall, it was a positive statement for savers and prospective homeowners, but rather less attractive for the very well-off — especially those from overseas....
...Second, the rent-a-room relief is designed to help homeowners who rent out a room in their home....
...Washing machines, for example, are hidden discreetly behind cupboard doors and modern bathrooms are tucked behind winding entrances. Furniture is also key....
...Apart from four or five “anchor-outs” (floating homeowners who live permanently moored in the bay), all of the homes have berths on docks and are hooked up to essential services....
...An accounting scandal in 2003 was, in retrospect, a hint of trouble to come, when it was revealed that both companies had hidden the volatility of their expanding operations through bookkeeping tricks....
...Its self-imagination rarely acknowledges the hidden but always central role of race in its great demographic odysseys. Jefferson's rural arcadia was run by slaves....
...Whether it will help as many homeowners as the government hopes, remains to be seen. What do you think?...
...Many homeowners hire designers to help make these spaces as functional and valuable as possible....
...The lag is helping some to get back on their feet financially, but also poses hidden welfare costs that raise tricky moral issues....
...The removal of a special tax break for holiday lets in the Budget is “a hidden attack” on British tourism, according to the Country Land and Business Association, which represents rural landowners and businesses...
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