London “Mega basements” & “Iceberg” Homes in the media…
8th May 2018, The Sun – RISE OF THE SUPER-BASEMENTS – Mega-rich build 1,000 gyms, 460 cinemas and 380 swimming pools underneath their London homes in just 10 years
7th May 2018, The Guardian – What lies beneath: the subterranean secrets of London’s super-rich
7th May 2018, The Guardian – A pool in the basement is a clear marker of wealth’: how the super-rich are digging down
10th May 2017, London Evening Standard – Bottom falls out of London’s mega-basement boom
30th March 2016, Business Insider – Inside London’s mega-basements — the subterranean mansions complete with swimming pools, banquet rooms, and catwalks
6th September 2015, CNN – Swimming pools and golf ranges in London’s insane luxury basements
18th August 2014, The Guardian – Deep concerns: the trouble with basement conversions
13th January 2014, London Evening Standard, Fulham – Basement envy puts Fulham street at top of ‘dig-down’ table
9th January 2014, Financial Times, Fulham – Basement excavations boom as house prices soar
8th November 2013, London Evening Standard – Financier gets ‘go-ahead’ for ‘iceberg’ basement under £5.5m home
29th October 2013, London Evening Standard, Belgravia – ‘We still need £250,000 repairs after basement dig disaster’
15th October 2013, The Guardian, Kensington & Chelsea, London – Is it the end for millionaire mega-basements?
11th October 2013, Mayor Watch, Westminster, London – Westminster seeks to ban large basement extensions (2015)
22nd August 2013, Mail Online, Kensington, London – Hedge fund boss is hit with £800k council fee to building a mega-basement below Kensington mansion in unprecedented levy against ‘iceberg homes’
21st August 2013, The Financial Times, Kensington, London – Hedge Fund Manager told to dig deep for luxury London basement
19th July 2013, The Financial Times, London – Crackdown expected on London’s dig-down home extensions
6th June 2013, The Telegraph, Hampstead, London, NW3 – Countess says ‘mega basements’ are tearing neighbourhood apart
6th June 2013, Mail Online, Hampstead, London – Countess joins opposition to ‘mega-basements’ after neighbour applies to build huge underground cinema and games room in millionaires’ row
29th April 2013, The Telegraph – Basement extensions and the rise of the Iceberg Home
25th March 2013, The Guardian, Kensington and Chelsea, London – Iceberg homes: how basements of the rich cause hell for their neighbours
22nd March 2013, Mail Online, Kensington and Chelsea, London – ‘Iceberg homes’ on the rocks as council becomes first to prevent wealthy owners from digging huge four-storey basements
21st March 2013, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Press Releases – Council calls time on iceberg houses
21st March 2013, Evening Standard, London – Kensington digs in with ban on ‘mega basements’
25th February 2013, The Telegraph, London – Basement conversions: why Londoners are digging deep
11th February 2013, London Loves Business, London – London’s billionaire basement mania: luxury living or living hell?
9th November 2012, The Guardian, London – Billionaires’ basements: the luxury bunkers making holes in London streets
26th July 2012, Evening Standard, London – Banker says sorry over basement work damage as Kensington neighbours suffer
20th May 2009, The Independent – Going deeper underground