East London resident hires lawyers questioning freeholder's right to lease water tower site to army

The owner of a flats complex to be used as an army missile base during the London Olympics is facing a legal challenge over its decision to lease roof space to the military.

A resident of the Bow Quarter estate is challenging the legality of a deal between the company that owns the freehold and the Ministry of Defence to site a battery of surface-to-air missiles to guard against potential airborne terrorist attacks.

"We have...

The anniversary of a historic mass trespass is a reminder that much of the British countryside was handed to a few landowners

Celebrations have been taking place marking the historic mass trespass of Kinder Scout in Derbyshire where walkers challenged the right of Britain's landowners to refuse access to swaths of Britain's most spectacular countryside. The action on 24 April 1932, which was organised and led by Communist party members, laid the ground for the postwar Labour government's creation of Britain's national parks. Later came the...

The rapidly expanding suburb of Zone Norte in Natal is offering huge opportunities for real estate investment in Brazil.

Natal is one of the fastest growing cities in the north-east of the country, with over 300,000 Brazilians moving there in recent years. As a result, property in the middle-class district of Zona Norte is in high demand, according to Obelisk International.

A mostly residential area, Zone Norte has seen a massive influx of middle-class citizens, which is the largest and fastest growing sector of Brazilian society.

The prospects of real...

A new campaign to promote the Costa del Sol to overseas visitors is likely to have a positive effect on Spain's real estate market.

Such is the opinion of Marc Pritchard, sales and marketing manager at Taylor Wimpey de Espana, who explained British holidaymakers in particular are being targeted by the region's tourist board.

However, he noted Brits are not the only demographic who are heading to Spain, citing research by Fastighetsbyran - a division of Swedbank - which revealed the number of Swedish and Norwegian investors entering the Spanish property market is up...