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Landlord ordered to pay £2,500 damages says he will appeal

Landlord ordered to pay £2,500 damages says he will appeal

21 September 2016

A landlord says a judge made a legal error when he threw out a case against a tenant and awarded them compensation instead.

Outline permission for housing development

Outline permission for housing development

21 September 2016

A scheme to build 250 new homes on green fields near a village has been given the go-ahead.

Inquiry into controversial homes plan

Inquiry into controversial homes plan

20 September 2016

A date had been set for a public inquiry into a controversial planning application to build 450 homes.

Cowboy builder charged £54k for £2k job

Cowboy builder charged £54k for £2k job

20 September 2016

A rogue trader who ripped off a pensioner by charging him a whopping £54,100 for work that should have cost just £2,600 has been jailed.

Controversial RNLI lifeboat station plans axed

Controversial RNLI lifeboat station plans axed

20 September 2016

The RNLI's bid to build a two-storey lifeboat station and boathouse on a town's beach has been withdrawn after a swell of opposition.

MP demands inquiry into council's hotel and homes plan

MP demands inquiry into council's hotel and homes plan

20 September 2016

Plans for a new development on a former funfair site are at the centre of a row between a Kent MP and the council.

Council leader: We've got to get the housing balance right

Council leader: We've got to get the housing balance right

18 September 2016

A council leader has talked candidly about the challenges that lie ahead in building another 17,300 homes as demand surges.

Biggest council housing project for 30 years

Biggest council housing project for 30 years

16 September 2016

A housing scheme being considered this month could see 100 more council homes built in Gravesend.

Plans for housing estate of nearly 1,000 homes

Plans for housing estate of nearly 1,000 homes

16 September 2016

A 250-acre site has been earmarked for 950 homes, a school, shops and medical facilities, it has been revealed.

Scheme for hundreds of homes on beauty spot stopped

Scheme for hundreds of homes on beauty spot stopped

14 September 2016

Appeal judges have quashed an application to build more than 600 homes on an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Results fit nicely at refurb firm

Results fit nicely at refurb firm

14 September 2016

An office revamp business enjoyed a surge in profits and revenues last year.

Eyesore given makeover

Eyesore given makeover

08 September 2016

Eight years after Barclays bank moved out of a High Street building, the premises is being given a long-awaited makeover.

House builder makes record profits

House builder makes record profits

07 September 2016

A developer with projects across Kent grew pre-tax profits by 21% as its average sale price reached £289,800.

Chimney demolished in massive explosion

Chimney demolished in massive explosion

07 September 2016

The highest concrete structure ever to be demolished in the UK has been blown up. Here's how it happened...

Plans for 475 homes at Hoo thrown out by government inspector

Plans for 475 homes at Hoo thrown out by government inspector

06 September 2016

The Planning Inspectorate has dismissed Taylor Wimpey's plan to build 475 homes on land west of Hoo.

Video: Symbol of town’s regeneration grows day by day

Video: Symbol of town’s regeneration grows day by day

05 September 2016

What a difference a year makes. Footage shows how a new town centre college building is beginning to take shape.

Building supplier on the verge of new ownership

Building supplier on the verge of new ownership

05 September 2016

A construction materials supplier is poised to agree a management buyout this autumn as its founder prepares for retirement.

Student digs bought for £9.2m

Student digs bought for £9.2m

05 September 2016

A 79-bed apartment block above a Sainsbury’s store has been snapped up by an investor three years after opening.

Shopping centre area to be transformed

Shopping centre area to be transformed

02 September 2016

An application to transform the area around a shopping centre and build new homes nearby has been submitted to the council.

Investors' £45m flats swoop

Investors' £45m flats swoop

01 September 2016

A Saudi-backed group has bought 267 apartments on a future town-centre development, completing the sale of 660 homes before a brick is laid.

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