Basements
Mega Digs: Exploring London’s elite ‘basement belt’
London has seen "a normalisation of single-storey basements as the 21st-century version of the loft conversion," says Professor Burrows in a new study of the capital's "luxified troglodytism".
Watch: Knowles rolls out luxury ‘car cave’ division
One of London's top basement construction firms has launched a new arm specialising in luxury "car caves"
Green light for two-house Notting Hill mews development
Super-prime building firm W11 is creating a pair of new mews houses off Chepstow Road
Home improvement applications dwindle, but extensions hold up
'The impact of Brexit and any shift in GDP is likely to reduce [home improvement] activity further', warns Barbour ABI
In Depth: Mapping London’s ‘luxified troglodytism’
Academics map and quantify London's 'elite' basement development projects
Underground Films: How video can take basement conversions to new heights
It's been a big few weeks for subterranean development stories, with 'icebergs' making the news 'neath Kensington Palace Gardens, Brompton Square, and even Kensington Palace
Foxtons founder to press on with Kensington mega-basement despite French opposition
"Procedural points" made by the High Court against Jon Hunt's three-storey dig onon Kensington Palace Gardens won't cause delays
Green light for new Avenue Road mansion with epic basement
'Larger-than-life' subterranean complex will sprawl across nearly 7,000 square feet
Soil & Trouble: Time running out for the 10,000 square foot basement
In an extraordinary long-running planning case, a homeowner has been ordered to demolish one of Britain's biggest subterranean extensions after digging out 9,000 tons of earth; as the July deadline approaches,…
Basement planning applications tank in Central London
Total number was down by a third in RBKC last year after the introduction of tough new planning rules...
Plans mooted for two-storey basement extension at Kensington Palace
Historic Royal Palaces aim to free up space for when the Duke and Duchess move in
Beg, Steal or Burrow: Basement applications on the rise
Up by 11% in London over the last two years as homeowners look to maximise space