Martins stared warily at Ada who gave him a quizzical look, wondering why he still stood in her office. After Mama Ruka had confessed to the fact that she was the one who mistakenly left a lit candle on a plastic in the kitchen after she finished cooking, things had progressed. The landlord had been reluctant to release them after ...

A residential masterpiece in the heart of The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Pinnacle is nearing completion about one and half years after the developer, UACN Property Development Company commence work on it. The Pinnacle estate is a housing estate located on 4,996 square meters on 1, River Potoka Close, Off Madeira Street in the prime area of Maitama, Abuja. With ...

As Asian institutions have become increasingly interested in continental Europe’s real estate sector on the back of the cheaper euro and the central bank’s money printing programme known as quantitative easing, a growing number of European landlords are actively reaching out to Chinese and other Asian investors. Asian institutional funds are generally under-allocated to overseas real estate assets partly because ...

Nigeria’s National Assembly is undertaking a world-class permanent site for legislative studies, located in the FCT, Abuja. The building project which will gulp N52.031billion will be completed around November this year. At completion, the edifice will be named the National Institute for Legislative Studies. At the moment, construction works are in peak in a project having its contract conditions as ...

Abuja Housing Show, promoter of housing programmes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritize provision of housing. Chief Executive Officer of FESADEB Communication Limited, Festus Adebayo, organizer of Abuja Housing Show told Daily Trust that housing should be given major attention because housing development stimulates economic growth and job creation in the economy. ...

I once thought that the man made catastrophe that has consumed every sphere of our lives in Nigeria is worse than having a natural disaster. When people say that we are lucky to be in an area not prone to earthquakes I wonder if they realize that an earthquake will be far better than the curse our government placed on ...

This one-bedroom home takes things to a whole new astronomic level – because it’s just gone on sale for a staggering £3.75million. The flamboyant home, named ‘Tutti Frutti’, could become one of the world’s most expensive one-bedroom houses after it was put up for sale. Tucked away on a quiet mews in Knightsbridge, the “exquisite bijou mews house” is the ...

A building code is a set of rules that specify the minimum standards for constructed objects such as buildings and non-building structures. The main purpose of building codes are to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. The building code becomes law of a particular jurisdiction when formally ...

Confidence in the UK housing market has fallen slightly despite the fact that interest rates were held again and average house prices continued to increase. According to the latest monthly Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker the headline House Price Outlook balance, that is the difference between the proportion of people across Britain that expect the average property price to rise ...

If you are one of Michael Jackson’s Superfans then here is a chance to purchase the ultimate piece of MJ memorabilia: his Neverland Ranch home! Complete with a train station, lake and floral clock, the ranch can be yours. But you have to have $100 million! The 2,700-acre property, located in Los Olivos, a small town in central California, is ...