While the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper and the consultation it launches are welcome and raise important questions for resolution, they serve as yet another

False economies – why lowest cost isn’t always best A recent article in Sunday Times Home (“You’ll have to dig deep” 04-10-2015) does a great

The floods across much of southern England in February 2014 may have receded, but they remain a cautionary reminder of the risks of building near

Belsize Architects’ Founder Director, Shahriar Nasser, is standing for RIBA Council. Here is his election statement: I am a Director of Belsize Architects, a small

It isn’t just the perils of building downwards to create basement extensions that concern planners and local residents. Rooflines in the UK are subject to

Basement extensions in London have earned a bad reputation and a very poor press in recent years. Local residents regularly complain about the huge disruption