Sadiq Khan pledges to ban ‘poor doors’ in London housing development. A Labour London mayoral candidate has pledged to ban so-called poor doors, where private and social housing tenants have separate entrances. Sadiq Khan said he had discussed with charities the need for a new approach to dealing with the capital’s chronic housing crisis. The use of separate doors to ...

An engineer and town planner, who contributed to the development of some of the highways in the country, Prof. John Falade, has said many developing areas manifest features of slum settlements because the government has failed to play its role of planning the urban areas. Falade spoke in Ibadan during the 10th year remembrance of the late Prof. Poju Onibokun, ...

Ogun state shopping malls – The Ogun State Government has said it will build shopping malls in the West and East senatorial districts to replicate the one that has been constructed in the Central senatorial district of the state. The state government, through a statement signed by the Press Officer, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ayokunle Ewuoso, said the ...

Nigerian institute of Estate surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Lagos chapter inaugurates new exco. A 12-member team, led by Mr. Offiong Samuel Ukpong, was sworn in Lagos state. They were to ensure the fortune of the profession and the professionals under the body got much better under their tenure. Other members of the team are Mr. Olurogba Orimolade, Vice Chairman; Mr. ...

Buying a house is generally an exciting adventure and could be painstaking for some when it looks like you are left with no funds after the buy. The thrill of finding a home that you and your family can enjoy, where you will raise your children, make friends – all the good things that home ownership entails. But there are ...

In Nigeria, having enough money to pay for the type of apartment you wish to rent for a period of time isn’t enough to secure you a decent rented apartment. So many other factors are considered such as age, gender, occupation, ethnicity, status, and so on. Today on #shelterMatters, we’d be dwelling on ethnicity. Speaking writing from a personal experience, ...

The Africa Union of Architects (AUA), as part of its social responsibilities, in conjunction with the Uganda Society of Architects, is planning to hold a programme aiming at addressing the issue of slum in Africa. This event is to brainstorm in finding Africa solutions that will be applicable to all communities within the continent. The theme of event is titled: ...

Kidnappers in Rivers State will henceforth lose their properties to the state when convicted under the new anti-kidnapping bill which is set to be passed into law by the House of Assembly. The House of Assembly is set to empower the state governor, Nyesom Wike, to frontally deal with kidnappers in the state. Wike had on Wednesday last week sent ...

New York City’s real estate market is on pace to break a record this year with a projected $75 billion in land and building sales by the end of 2015, new data from brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield shows. So far this year, sales volume is around $38 billion, the data shows. The record is $62.2 billion in 2007, the ...

Real Estate, as well as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been identified by the UN as some of the fastest growing sectors in the Nigerian economy. Patrick Osakwe, Head, Poverty and Trade Department, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who made this known in an interview yesterday in Lagos, said that real estate, as well as information and communication ...