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New insight from Searchland reveals that planning applications for padel courts surged by more than 113% in 2024, with the upward trend expected to continue throughout 2025. The explosive growth of the sport in the UK has unlocked a wealth of potential for developers and investors, with Searchland estimating there are almost 17,000 prime locations already ripe for padel development.

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The latest research from over-50s property specialists, Regency Living , reveals that it's not just demand for bricks and mortar that is pushing up house prices in Britain's most desirable coastal locations, with the average price of a beach hut soaring by as much as 100% in some seaside towns.

England's coastal locations have long been among the most...

Fans are going into a frenzy over the long-anticipated release of the new film in the wildly popular "28 Days Later" franchise. The Danny Boyle directed "28 Years Later" stars British favourites Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes, following their characters 28 years after the original film, as they leave the safety of their remote island and head back to the British mainland...

New research from Inventory Base reveals that UK construction industry employment has increased by almost 11% in the past five years, but there has been less than 1% growth in the past 12 months.

Inventory Base's analysis of the UK construction industry shows that in 2024 (latest data available) it employed an estimated total of 380,200 employees. This marks the slightest increase of...