Builders Demolish Russian Billionaire's French Chateau by Mistake

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Polish builders have demolished an 18th Century chateau in French Bordeaux belonging to a Russian businessman, apparently by mistake, reported The BBC. Mr Stroskin, who runs an import business in Warsaw, Poland, was shocked, when he heard about mista...

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Spain Offers Residency To Anyone Buying A Home Worth More Than 160 Thousand Euro

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Spain plans to offer foreigners residency permits if they buy houses worth more than 160 thousand euros - to try and reduce the country's bloated stock of unsold homes. Spain currently has more than 700 thousand unsold houses following the collapse o...

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World's Narrowest House Built In Poland

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The thinnest house in the world built between two tower blocks in Warsaw. The house measures 1.2 meters at its widest point and 71 centimeters at its narrowest. The building has been designed by Jakub Szczesny, who took his inspiration from the work ...

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UK's First Amphibious House Approved For The River Thames

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Baca Architects was recently granted approval to build the UK's first amphibious house on the banks of the Thames River in England, reported The Inhabitat. The test home will respond to the issue of rising floodwaters - a pressing world-wide problem ...

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The Most Expensive UK Home Goes on Sale For US$ 122 Million

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According to Daily Mail, the most expensive country house in the UK has gone up for sale for US$ 122 million. Updown Court has 103 rooms, five swimming pools, two penthouse apartments and a helipad. It stands in 234,7 thousand square meters of groun...

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