Millionaire Basement Wars BBC Documentary 2015 - Landmass London Property Development

Luxury Interior Designer and Property Developer Landmass London feature where the super-rich are maximizing property value in the heart of London as never before.
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But they're not building up, they're digging down, creating mega-basements or 'iceberg homes' - nicknamed because there's more square footage under the ground than above. Over the last ten years an estimated 2000 new basements have been dug in central London. Into these multi-level subterranean structures owners are building anything from cinemas, swimming pools, beauty parlours, squash courts, wine cellars and servants' quarters. Some take as long as three years to complete. As well as the noise of the digging, fleets of concrete mixers and lorries taking away the dug soil service the sites. So life for neighbours in some of London's poshest addresses has been hell.
As the Royal Borough of Kensington Council responds to angry residents and tries to regulate the number of mega-basements and the disruption they cause, this BBC film goes behind the hoardings to look inside the extraordinary structures and talk to builders, owners and irate neighbours to tell the story of the conflict that has gripped the millionaires and gold-paved streets of London's smartest postcodes.
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[@johndillon5290]

I remember working on a construction project at Marks and Spencer's flagship store in Oxford Street at night. It was a year long project and we had to minimise any noise after a certain time. Everytime a local resident would complain about the noise, the contractor would pay for them to take a vacation or stay in a plush hotel. It was easier than getting the local authorities involved. One couple would come back from their holiday, complain about the noise, and be sent away on another holiday.

[@2Sugarbears]

Many of these projects take a year or more. That's a lot of misery.

[@deveronrobinson4322]

I worked clearing out a basement in west London the basement was built hundreds of years prior! Most of Londons old buildings have been buried by tons of mud

[@qwertylink9066]

3:29 "we dont call it basement..." Narrator: proceeds to call it basement 😂

[@gailspencer4451]

Isn't basement a derogatory term..we can't do that nowadays.

[@ZDProds-c8p]

@@gailspencer4451 what?

[@gailspencer4451]

@@ZDProds-c8p I was joking.....

[@ZDProds-c8p]

@@gailspencer4451 Right, gotcha

[@Takkforkniven]

@@gailspencer4451 Joking is forbidden, someone might take offence!

[@richardmckrell4899]

Rich people complaining about richer people never gets old.

[@HusseinAbdirahman]

Love it!

[@nathanpilgrim-howe3238]

‘It’s simple. Let’s just kill them all.’ - Karl Marx. 😂😂😂

[@reasonable9647]

I'm sorry but you have no idea what youre saying. As a person who has lived next door a normal construction (conversion of a 2 bed property into two, 2 bed flats) it was absolute torture - that you won't understand unless you've experienced it. I still suffer from PTSD because of it and shake whenever I hear a loud noise - I start to shake and my ears pop and start ringing and I feel a buzzing sensation inside of my body, it makes me feel sick and and like I cant eat or sleep or think until the sensations stop. This is still affecting me 4 years later. So I cannot imagine the level or torture these poor people are enduring. It breaks my heart.

[@reasonable9647]

I can't stand pompous rich people as much as the next but noone deserves this. I guess the only difference was that I didn't have a car or any money at the time so I couldn't even go anywhere, it was October when it started and too cold to just hang around outside, I used to sit in the public library all day (I was a young single mum trying to get on my feet after a 5 year physically abusive relationship) Horrible times.

[@aafhans8326]

@@reasonable9647 what the hell i haven't watched the video yet but ur life sounds like u living in a post apocalyptic world

[@876LND]

So basically millionaires vs billionaires

[@HusseinAbdirahman]

Bang on

[@mee5780]

Some are millionaires in asset only. I have friends that bought in that area many years ago when house prices to wages were a lot closer. Theyre now millionaires because of the house value..but have a relatively modest income. They dont particularly want to leave their home.

[@maxcullen3427]

New money Vs family money

[@jackjackthompson5771]

Well put. 🙄🙄

[@wardiya3arbiya]

and so? Locals should be a priority over rich French/Russians/Chinese and whatever

[@sanookaus1334]

£5 million for a place without a car garage, total madness.

[@SuperiorNo1]

London Shithole 💩

[@dappergent9422]

You are not paying for the house. You are paying for the land under your feet.

[@dcarbs2979]

Especially when there's hardly anywhere to drive, let alone park!

[@E-Kat]

Car garage = garage

[@dcarbs2979]

@@E-Kat Well it differentiates it from the other types of garages (all the same word used in English to mean different things): -Car sales garage (showroom) -Fuel filling station -car repairs garage and of course the place at home where you park your car indoors as meant in this case. All 4 different meanings termed by the single word 'garage'. And sometimes the car repair garage also sells cars and vice versa (Cars sales also repair) but can be just one or the other.

[@princesspinkblue]

Jeremy: Its taking over my life! Also Jeremy: I wouldnt say Im stressed about it 😂😂

[@matthewwilson6802]

I feel sorry for the people who have to deal with this however I find it quite amusing that the man who is complaining about the basement builds lives in a basement.

[@ianrenberger7441]

What about others who have been financially and socially cleansed out of London, do you feel sorry for them too

[@Azenethi]

Ian Renberger No.

[@StrongCS3]

@@ianrenberger7441 You don't like the country-side? Man, you are lucky to live in Britain.Come and live in Egypt for a few days,you'll be singing God Save the Queen,everyday.

[@outlawJosieFox]

@@StrongCS3 It is hilarious how foreigners imagine that we British are all conservative monarchists! Personally I think it is obscene to be anyone's subject in the 21st century, let alone in the home of parliamentary government! Also what is going on all over the middle east is as a result of the machinations of rich ruling elites in Europe and America but especially by those here in the UK. Our aristocracy are responsible for decades of post world war 2 unrest and political upheaval in Egypt and elsewhere in the region. Why? The Suez Canal and British imperial designs.

[@johnair1]

Value after the Basement work 5-10Mil why isn't some go this money going to residents who live near by so that they maybe can get or rent a furnished place where they can escape to? Also several in one street. This does not seems to be well thought of with the residents and everything. If i would do that i would payoff my neighbor left and right with a small amount which sounds fair (at least to me).

[@allysonaustin]

'As a family of 4 we have quite simply outgrown the (massive) house that we live in."

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Ha ha, yes awesome. My heart weeps for them.

[@sabineeins2651]

I live in a bigger house on my own than they do with four people. The law was made for people like them, not for billionaires from all over the world just just violating this law.

[@jackjackthompson5771]

@@sabineeins2651 meh, dog eat dog world..

[@lisatroni677]

You know 😮

[@chrisboy2]

Wow. 'Stan' at 30.00 is actually Stanley Meadows, a successful TV actor of the 60s-80s. Retired in 1984 at 53 years old. Good to see him again.

[@sylvester-jb3lj]

Harry Palmer mates in Ipcress File and James Fox's subordinate gangster in Performance !!

[@LifePaki]

I see ASHVILLE AGGREGATES doing that basements Daniel been about

[@morganeb6244]

I noticed that too

[@neilwalsh-xh8go]

the pratt in check shirt you would think his life was in danger by someone building move if you dont like it you live in london you dont own london knobhead

[@ToxCcc]

Daniel did mention on his 1 lorry to fleet of over 35 video that his company was digging a lot of basements and calling other companies to take the muck but was struggling with the service thats why he bought his first grab lorry. Given the fact that the one on the video is white and not using their brands black colour sounds like the video shows Ashville really early on.

[@mrblends9394]

I was going to say that too and the lorry was white Maaad

[@denega4043]

Saw that too man!

[@maxwalker1159]

Complains about rich developers. Lives in 10 million pound home.

[@yoursouljustliftupandgetaw7548]

Max Walker they're house"rich" and asset poor.

[@montegrainger9533]

property rich but cash poor

[@wojciechem65]

This is still an actual problem. Rich being pushed out of their lifetime living area, by more evil cosmopolitan ultra-riches that are not even there 95% of the time, with no respect to the neighborhood history or style. These houses are often 100+ years, and most of the potential "10 million pounds" is appreciation in the last 20-30.

[@tamaracarter1836]

@@wojciechem65 Yes, most of the houses in these areas of London were built between 1700-1830.

[@pneron2032]

They probably bought those houses when they cost £20,000 - which was only 40 years ago.

[@sahibjot2377]

It's not that bad. It's better than tearing down a natural area and building a bunch there.

[@jellyboy123]

because its a conservation area they would if they could but they can't so they build down.

[@alfraedo304]

And now it’s happened, 2 London houses collapsed in the night due to basement digging.

[@bigsmerdo]

@Egusi Barrington chelsea

[@TheLondonCyclist]

@@bigsmerdo Haha

[@kungfumind.]

Yip. It was a matter of time before that happened and we can expect more

[@gailspencer4451]

There was an example of an entire riverside building in Barnes caved in completely. Insufficient underpinning. A b list celebrity once lived there. An 8 million house down the swanny. Literally

[@jenneyryan1083]

Love it!!

[@randomuploadsism]

Can I just say these architects must be absolutely incredible to add so much dept to an ALREADY EXISTING property!

[@adedamolaadenihun]

Engineers actually. Architects only draw their dreams, structural engineers bring to reality,

[@MA-ug6pz]

@@adedamolaadenihun and construction workers bring to reality engineers' view on structure

[@badninja1971]

The same people complaining here are the ones with a place in the countryside. They are the ones who complain about the smell of muck spreading, chickens clucking & cow’s mooing. 😂

[@patriciasammy8994]

Hi Annabelle and Stanley, come to one of my homes in Trinidad , WI. You'll love the peace, quiet, fauna and flora not to mention the marvelous weather.

[@minauddin7495]

“They are going to be putting in a sauna jacuzzi, cellar room, all the trappings of the super rich” “Is that What upsets you?” YESSSSSS! Of course that’s what’s upsetting him!!

[@reasonable9647]

I'm sorry but you have no idea what youre saying. As a person who has lived next door a normal construction (conversion of a 2 bed property into two, 2 bed flats) it was absolute torture - that you won't understand unless you've experienced it. I still suffer from PTSD because of it and shake whenever I hear a loud noise - I start to shake and my ears pop and start ringing and I feel a buzzing sensation inside of my body, it makes me feel sick and and like I cant eat or sleep or think until the sensations stop. This is still affecting me 4 years later. So I cannot imagine the level or torture these poor people are enduring. It breaks my heart.

[@minauddin7495]

@@reasonable9647 Yes these poor, rich people it breaks my heart too!

[@reasonable9647]

@@minauddin7495 I'm talking about Jeremy. He's fighting so that these people can't keep doing this to people, potentially those who can't defend themselves. What he is doing is noble. You also dont know if he is able to move or how much money he has.

[@minauddin7495]

@@reasonable9647 No, however, I know he owns a property in an expensive area and to do that you have to have money! I made a light hearted comment from what the camera man said and the guy paused for a moment before answering, so just relax!

[@olasmith8132]

@@minauddin7495 ...ha, ha, ha, ha, ha....with you on this one Mina Uddin.

[@stng100gmailcom]

I've experienced this for 2.5 years. Regardless how rich you are, the noise really does suck from 7am until 5pm. Especially if you work night shift. Only quiet day was Sunday when everyone had the day off.

[@Hartflame]

Lived in central London for 10 years while working for the U.S. Embassy. People were digging out their basements all around us. Super expensive. Really miss it.

[@w2brad918]

🤣🤣

[@rufdymond]

I’ve got a bit of money, but if I ever got to have as much money as some of the people, in this documentary and ended up being as pompous as they are, I’d like someone to finish me off.

[@Jamie-js3qw]

didn't get the pomposity and I'm quite poor

[@robyalex1045]

Only if you pay them

[@alwhyte6533]

I like your honesty. Pompous, snobby bastards.

[@AnnaCN78456]

I agree lol

[@jackjackthompson5771]

Done!

[@cocochanel1399]

I adore that gigantic basement water fall and every sharp edge 😍 spectacular

[@DavidKen878]

I understand his frustration, but does Jeremy really not see how incredibly ridiculous he looks and sounds? Constantly going outside to yell and scream at workers while shoving his phone in their faces to take photos/videos as if they're doing something wrong.

[@1whocs486]

Most rich people could care less about others feelings

[@DavidKen878]

@@1whocs486 Whether or not that's true is completely irrelevant. Every homeowner has the right to do renovation on their house. Are people supposed to not fix up their homes because someone might find the noise annoying?

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

@@DavidKen878I think the point is, when you functionally share walls, you shouldn’t have rights that put other’s health and safety at risk. Plus, it’s not like a kitchen renovation or even a back extension. These take years of constant work, and digging is way louder than other kinds of building projects. Houses literally shake their foundations. It’s like a neighbor in a flat above you teaching tap dancing classes for five years without providing sound proofing or bathroom facilities. The owners should have to live in the houses while renovating. If they can’t stand it, they shouldn’t force it on their neighbors.

[@Grown-N-Nosey]

Who would've thought people would pay millions to live on top of each other like ants.😳

[@iy4563]

I was thinking the same thing.They so close they can hear each other piss.

[@Ladosligese]

here in Denmark we try to AVOID this kinda living haha

[@marek9784]

@@Ladosligese this is a problem in every capital city in the world. I'm sure there are posh areas in Copenhagen that are extremely expensive and close together, just not as bad as London

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@marek9784 except for the fact that this sort of fancy basements is neither needed nor wanted. Conservation and building restrictions are simply different.

[@samanthab1923]

Always remember Edwina from AbFab lived in Holland Park

[@hellogoodprople7791]

“Well u wouldn’t wanna fall down their” absolutely hilarious and iconic, whist the other man boasts of the beauty of it 🤣

[@cocochanel1399]

I think it’s gorgeous 😍🤣 pretentious, but glorious

[@bubbacalling]

And I'm not sure how I'm going to pay my £90 council tax next month

[@mumihp]

I can never understand why you would spend all that money to live in a terraced house with no privacy, just for the sake of a post code?

[@harryburrows2112]

If I had that kind of money I would buy a house in the country with farmland - way more privacy and it will still increase in price. Besides, I think more and more people are realising the importance of the country and privacy so I suspect houses in the country will be more sought after in the coming decades.

[@mumihp]

@@harryburrows2112 I agree, you could buy a nice property, with lots of land in the countryside. But the downside is, while you have privacy, you won't have much around you like the city life.

[@bubbacalling]

because it's London with the best restaurants, entertainment, nightlife etc etc.

[@dcarbs2979]

@@mumihp I think "not having much around you" is the whole point of buying in the country.

[@connieh6136]

Snobbery, that’s all it is , mines better than yours 🤣🤣

[@danapb]

I don't blame these people. That's a lot of noise, congestion and a massive inconvenience. Glad that they are restricted to just the one level now.

[@EmeleGibson]

it’s so funny that they pay so much for these nice houses in kensington, yet it’s all ruined for them because of other wealthy people like them💀

[@JonnyWilliams007]

They're rich, the people next-door are filthy rich.

[@sabineeins2651]

Its so funny that you pass through quite some school years and still stay the dummy that you are.

[@sabineeins2651]

@@JonnyWilliams007 That why its called "filthy" ;))

[@rsantana389]

It’s the circle of life

[@1961kickboxer]

I feel sorry for Jeremy ,the stress must be terrible.

[@julie5839]

Jeremy , you are so funny , I needed a laugh , I am not laughing at your misery . Just how you gone about it, and your antics sorry but you made my day

[@two-sense]

Jeremy needs a fan club. And can we take a moment to be in awe of that magnificent nose!

[@michaelotieno6524]

I know.....that is a breach of their transport plan, they are not supposed to reverse on this road..... Talk about reading the fine print on the planning approval. But he also comes of as a bit jealous and a drama queen.

[@penduloustesticularis1202]

My heart bleeds for these people and their problems.

[@leed9741]

What I'm learning is- when I get my money, I'm still gonna have to deal with nosey neighbors. 😆

[@guitarlover302]

Would hate to live in that street - madness

[@Sombra_Azul_]

Need idea, although I would stress the highest engineering standards, insurance, and respectful hours of operations to be absolutely essentials in these constructions. 👍

[@kvk1960]

Jeremy needs to move or he will have a heart attack. It's not worth it to live there!

[@cocochanel1399]

All the construction around him, apparently, is increasing his property value. Sell and move baby! Sell and move

[@factorylad5071]

Ask zoopla for a valuation then.

[@drivenhome3257]

"I don't think our kids would ever forgive us had we left London" - "Ron, next door who is an EIGHTY .....SEVEN year old x-flamenco dancer (deaf and almost dead) doesn't care" Some people are so.... petty so selfish and so wonderfully stupid about raising children.

[@phoenixfireclusterbomb]

My question, how long are these basements going to be waterproofed.

[@johndillon5290]

I was thinking that also. After all, most houses come with a 10 yr damp proof guarantee. Doubt if that would do much good in these situations.

[@paulzaim7900]

No basement is waterproof, especially multi level ones like these. The walls are most probably made out of a modified concrete mix with a waterproofing additive, over which goes a membrane that diverts the water that makes it way though the walls on to channels that lead to a sump pump that discharges the water to the storm drain or sewers.

[@poilboiler]

One guess if these basements are causing flooding issues when it rains since they block so much drainage soil.

[@missionDan]

Some beautiful properties, ive worked on a few of the very best basements in holland park, incredible figures involved in 40million pound homes that are used for 2 weeks a year

[@reasonable9647]

Disgusting waste and example of human greed.

[@missionDan]

@@reasonable9647 you wouldnt be saying that if you were worth a billion or 5. Very different world, and those properties are a good investment, lets also not forget thats 40mil that we tax in this country so theres plenty of benefits for everyone. Its easy to throw words around like greed, but unless you live in a tree and dont earn any money, id say you are also greedy just on a lesser level.

[@reasonable9647]

@@missionDan If you say so

[@missionDan]

@@reasonable9647 i know, its hard to argue my point, many people love to judge from hatred or jealousy and thats where they get it wrong and become hypocrites

[@two-sense]

Meanwhile.....half the world's population lives in a house worth less than Jeremy's sweater.

[@DylanBegazo]

Perfect. Now I know there are professionals to keep an eye on for when I do my own project. ☺️

[@peacelovincriminal7488]

3:53 whoever been with her to the cinema isn't welcome in her house now they know. Lol

[@samwisley7573]

Does this guy recording reversing vehicles remind anyone of Louis Litt from SUITS ? :)

[@richsubishi]

Jezza loves it really, will miss the thrill when its gone. Nothing get his big beak nose 👃 in too.

[@cookiemonster2085]

Very nice basement at 5:10, with the additions. I have to wonder how many stories down is the max for a basement? Is there a limit of 3-4 stories and do the funds need to be put into escrow for structural engineering protection of the home, surrounding home and street? If constriction stops mid renovation you have quite an unstable structure.

[@niviamaeva]

Cookie Monster x

[@markomarkomarko]

Usually yes. Escrow secured under the party wall agreement exactly for this reason

[@enriquegarciacota3914]

You mean the underfloor, or the entertainment area?

[@TheFiown]

The poor 'skip' guy should sue the council and the city for accepting the work from an unsecure company/owner with insufficient insurance. It's inimaginable that the house owners were allowed to do the work.

[@theblondeone8426]

If try to get millions out of that

[@toddlavigne6441]

I think people doing these basements digs should have to deposit $$$ into a compensation fund for any damages that is incurred by their neighbours as a result of these digs. God knows they can argue about "who is at fault" for decades. Some of these home owners do not have mountains of cash to repair damages because of the neighbours renovations. Often they are house rich and cash poor.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

2 companies that caused damage then went out of business. I think the neighbors that sustain damage should sue the Council or whomever approved the job along with owner doing the demolition. A neighbor should not have to pay for repairs from damage done by others

[@ophrim]

I lived in a construction site and it was horrific. People really lack the empathy to understand... hope they never go through that. Fortunately I moved out when I was able to. But its complicated when you own a house and you lived there forever. Its very hard.

[@reasonable9647]

Yes I lived next door a normal construction (conversion of a 2 bed property into two, 2 bed flats) it was absolute torture - that you won't understand unless you've experienced it. I still suffer from PTSD because of it and shake whenever I hear a loud noise - I start to shake and my ears pop and start ringing and I feel a buzzing sensation inside of my body, it makes me feel sick and like I cant eat or sleep or think until the sensations stop. This is still affecting me 4 years later. So I cannot imagine the level or torture these poor people are enduring. It breaks my heart.

[@teddynebel]

Now I fell bad about wanting a basement dug under my London house

[@johnmightymole2284]

People who aren't there making life hell for people who are there.

[@jordan3192]

“It disappears quicker than you’ve had hot dinners” 😂

[@Jaya365]

I got that. I do t think he's very bright. Or so angry that he can't get his words out. I reckon he's so stressed he's probably knocked a few years off his life trying to be right.

[@reasonable9647]

Was funny but also very sad, hes extremely stressed 😞 as a person who has lived next door a normal construction (conversion of a 2 bed property into two, 2 bed flats) it was absolute torture - that you won't understand unless you've experienced it. I still suffer from PTSD because of it and shake whenever I hear a loud noise - I start to shake and my ears pop and start ringing and I feel a buzzing sensation inside of my body, it makes me feel sick and like I cant eat or sleep or think until the sensations stop. This is still affecting me 4 years later. So I cannot imagine the level or torture these poor people are enduring. It breaks my heart.

[@jordan3192]

@Indiana well that’s terrible that it effected you like that. But I mean what can you actually do about it? Nobody ever changes anything in their properties because it may upset the neighbours?

[@brinkshows2720]

Who came from the Ashville channel and recognized the truck at 0:35 straight away???

[@StanOwden]

Our company have been subcontractor for one of the central London mews redevelopment. Developer paid in a region of £40.000 to each neighbour just to keep them sweet throughout the build.

[@masi4579]

Chump change

[@dcarbs2979]

I'd ask where the rest of the bribe moeny was!

[@Smumpism]

3:51 cinema room has a 48" LCD TV? Nice.

[@chrishardy3473]

🤣🤣

[@kennedya7848]

this was 5 years ago, that was the largest at that time

[@Smumpism]

@@kennedya7848 lol 55" plus TVs have been common/standard for like 10 years.

[@bufordmaddogtannen]

It's to recreate the feeling of the typical movie theatre in London. When you sit in the VIP seats the screen would look exactly that big. 🤣😂

[@701delbronx8]

Bigger isn’t always better

[@demeraragold4644]

I feel for the older folks. The jack hammer can really jive your nerves 😡

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Try living in a 12 floor, 69 flats co-op. With 2-3 neighbours "redecorating" their entire flats. 12 hours every day. Some go on for ever..... Then when they're done, somebody else starts a few weeks later. Plus of course, old buildings need constant upgradings of the interior communal areas.... 😩

[@reasonable9647]

As a person who has lived next door a normal construction (conversion of a 2 bed property into two, 2 bed flats) it was absolute torture - that you won't understand unless you've experienced it. I still suffer from PTSD because of it and shake whenever I hear a loud noise - I start to shake and my ears pop and start ringing and I feel a buzzing sensation inside of my body, it makes me feel sick and like I cant eat or sleep or think until the sensations stop. This is still affecting me 4 years later. So I cannot imagine the level or torture these poor people are enduring. It breaks my heart.

[@mobenterprise9489]

We don't call it a basement...guy right after...the one floor basement took 2 years to built...lmao

[@sourishsaha8067]

wait there's a basement war?! British never fail to amaze

[@michelleannor6944]

With our eccentrics and charismatic characters we do our best to entertain the rest of the world.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@michelleannor6944 Thanks! Though after successful Brexit you unfortunately have to pay for the entertainment by yourself ...

[@geemo4284]

The people building these basements generally aren’t British - they usually live abroad and have houses all over the world. Many of them never even visit their houses in London - they’re just investments.

[@omgtt8374]

Omg its so compacted if never pay that kinda money to have people living so close

[@kingofracism]

Welcome to central London I guess

[@crums0nMyJ4cket]

I love it! A fantastic way to maximise on space without compromising the historical character of British cities

[@teflondon9701]

when the older gentleman said "it is like rrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrr rrrrrr rrrr" i really felt that

[@StanOwden]

37:58 Can't believe they're of "Considerate Construction" scheme.))

[@Bobsyouruncle-ru9io]

The pathology here is staggering.

[@pauli6570]

36:16 That is not a nose......its a f...cking beak 😭

[@mystrength5640]

The Council’s are enjoying this, they making huge money!

[@wardiya3arbiya]

no they are not. extension fees are exactly the same no matter what they are building, if a small conservatory or a giant basement.

[@nomadicsoul34]

Imagine being a firefighter arriving to a fire at one of these unoccupied properties. Youd literally have no idea what sort of layout you're dealing with .

[@MarkJohnson-ro1ed]

That's why you have to apply to the local council. One of the things the council does is to update the building specs so that the fire-fighters know that it's a two story dwelling with a 3 story basement.

[@outsidethepyramid]

I have a deep seated hatred, hostility and animosity for my neighbor, it's time for me to build a basement

[@jasonsimkins_94]

The houses in America are probably double the size of these absolute rip off houses. They must buy it show their wealth I guess. Glad I don't live in London. 🙌🏻

[@faizaanwar3662]

the houses in america are also made out of wood

[@Steph-yz4tn]

@@faizaanwar3662 most are made of wood for a good reason. The USA has multiple natural disasters. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes happen yearly. Wood is cheaper and safer than concrete or bricks when experiencing those disasters.

[@yutup7806]

@@Steph-yz4tn yes and brick would last longer and not fall apart I those said natural disasters.. and its only in a specific few no the and on specific areas. Saying as someone living inna cardboard box in Canada

[@haute03]

I mean...yes and no? Living in Chelsea is the equivalent of living in certain pricey parts of Manhattan in NYC. The homes there can definitely be around the same size and price. However, you could easily have a home in Atlanta that's double the size and the same price. It depends on where you are in the country and what city and neighborhood you want to live in.

[@williamhamilton8329]

Two houses collapsed recently because of this.

[@o0julek0o]

Good.

[@dva5610]

@@o0julek0o insurance

[@o0julek0o]

@@dva5610 Who cares. Fuck anyone living in London and fuck London itself. Disgusting shithole.

[@Alf-Garnish]

Luckily i live in hampstead heath and we dont suffer as much with this issue. But I sympathize with anyone who does.

[@w2brad918]

Shold try East London

[@Alf-Garnish]

@@w2brad918 i can imagine

[@w2brad918]

@@Alf-Garnish worse place in Europe I live in 5 country's never see stuff like here in my life

[@nyakwarObat]

Interesting, I'm in east London and hampstead heath is one of my would love to live there spot. Lovely place

[@leonnehaaijman4709]

Just a heads-up, this is not 1 hour and 21 minutes, it’s the same episode shown twice.

[@petelosuaniu]

The Twickenham set complaining about the Abu Dhabi crowd.

[@deidradahl3186]

People want to live in peace,and quiet, not a constant construction site, what is wrong with that?

[@jonwik7056]

ur house wasnt built in silence either.

[@maxnugteren4837]

@@jonwik7056 most house in europe especially cities are built in Neighborhoods all at once so its not as bad as digging in already existing houses

[@jonwik7056]

@@maxnugteren4837 Cramped, outdated and in need of restoration. uk houses needs re construction wether u like it or not. Its always the elderly karens who cries every chance they get.

[@haute03]

@@maxnugteren4837 That and 2.5 years of construction on a mega basement is nowhere near equivalent to refurbishing a 2 to 3 story row house.

[@joannahampton3808]

Don't these people usually have a country home they can add to and enjoy?

[@valerianaranjocruz25]

They work in London and they love their fancy postcode. Posh people are also stubborn as a mule, and salty as hell. No way, they're not moving.

[@just_arand0mplayer727]

I’ve found Ashville Aggregates first truck 0:33 , sad to see it get sold off.

[@jacquelineb4375]

Jeremy was being totally reasonable in my view..... and if this building work is causing major disruption inconvenience or expense to him or other residents I can totally understand people being somewhat peeved. Some however are totally selfish & it's all ME ME ME. I did however like the property that now has a pool on the lower ground floor.

[@robertuk2006]

Jeremy is a prick!

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@robertuk2006 his property is being damaged by the construction. He should be a prick

[@boldvankaalen3896]

@5:01 Definitely better than four seasons total landscaping ;-)

[@nazyoungz7908]

Huge cinema movie but extremely small tele...why?

[@jadeburdon6258]

I know

[@sherrykao978]

Bank account depleted.

[@b1zzler]

most likely there's a ceiling recessed projector screen

[@ollac3758]

U not going to watch news or serie on a cinema screen , no? Also, I asume they have the cinema to impress their posh friends, but they not watching TV that much on a daily basis. So no point have 60" screen TV just to use it 1 time every often.

[@rajasarapi8082]

No more money. They can't even afford to buy more wine.

[@willslingwood]

Annabelle is fabulous, I love her gold coat

[@anima6035]

I'm praying that was her gold lambo too 😍 please let it be so

[@pltopper771]

those people who complain about the cellars don't have enough money themselves otherwise they would do it themselves

[@Stoneforth]

he just complains about 7 years of constant construction noise as a front to hide his jealousy right? moron

[@pltopper771]

@@Stoneforth i know that man, he is an ahole

[@neilwalsh-xh8go]

rich pratts with even richer neighbours moaning about living in luxury what a shame go and live on the street for a few nights get a life you snobs

[@pltopper771]

@@neilwalsh-xh8go please grow up

[@tonydoherty2190]

It actually destabilizes the earth beneath which can cause a collapse especially when thousands of people are doing it in London rich greedy people dont understand that and the local council money talks bullshit walks there as been a collapse this year what a big surprise

[@conniemara1]

does all this digging not undermine the homes? safety...possible collapse ?

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Yes. It does

[@reasonable9647]

Jeremy is literally being tortured, that is why he is behaving that way. As a person who has lived next door to a normal construction (conversion of a 2 bed property into two, 2 bed flats) for six months, it was absolute torture - that you won't understand unless you've experienced it. I still suffer from PTSD because of it and shake whenever I hear a loud noise - I start to shake and my ears pop and start ringing and I feel a buzzing sensation inside of my body, it makes me feel sick and like I cant eat or sleep or think until the sensations stop, it was so unbearable that I moved. This is still affecting me 4 years later. So I cannot imagine the level or torture these poor people are enduring after years of this. It breaks my heart.

[@karenn2969]

So being rich has its misery😂.I really feel for them , here in Norfolk, I am listening to birds chirping all the time with very little in the bank but happy

[@romilly99]

Yes!! Devon for me, bit clearly the same bank, in a wooden shed!! Bats, owls, dark skies ..... you know how it is!! I genuinely don't understand why bigger and fancier is better, or how people can be so ignorant and/or uncaring about the impact they have. I wouldn't live there if you paid me to. I would feel so claustrophobic. I don't even like being indoors!

[@rasolaqfa5051]

Deepest moving complaint: .. shows location of potential indoor waterfall. .. doesn't show water falling.

[@shereehuckin5]

That man with the big noise is funny😂

[@britishcomposers]

A word to the BBC. Drop the annoying, idiotic and highly childish sounding 'plucked violin' music in all your documentaries. It's been done to death and is highly irritating. Less is more, and using this incredibly annoying 'muzak' all the way through a programme shows very little in the way of creative production values. If you want anyone to become adviser to the BBC on such matters, look no further.

[@ericcarrazedo8136]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

I'm screaming 😂😂😂

[@dphotos007]

This was done in 2015. I guess those rates to build basements might be double by now within 5 years. Wonder what the real estate taxes are there now. I can understand the neighbors who don’t like basements are extremely upset by the noise, drainage and parking problems. Kind of like the mega mansions being built across Southern California. There comes a point where it is too much. That is the job of the local planning departments to protect the rights of all the citizens. If your house shakes when the digging is being done next door to you then that is just not right. Property builders who buy homes and dig big basements then flip the house is just wrong. They should actually pay the neighbors for all the nuisance created. Is this all Russian money coming in? These builders should be force to put up a $10,000,000 insurance bond to protect any damage to the neighbors property. The one man with his house destroyed has no one to sue.

[@toddlavigne6441]

Love or hate the super rich they create jobs and usually over pay for everything. These renovations are also making the contractors very wealthy.

[@elisahamilton73]

It's funny how in Hackney the older/council residents don't seem to care too much but the posh newer residents are up in arms and are not happy and complaining

[@jackjones7399]

The nose on guy the films the lorries lol

[@queensabs6333]

28:08 Down down down to hell and say I sent thee thither!!! I absolutely love it!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@TheMaiah13]

I wonder how that affects the earth foundations of the city. Scary to think if all that digging affects bedrock and creates enough instability to cause quakes and sink holes.

[@ianrenberger7441]

Unfortunately the same is happening to these middle class people as the social cleansing has to poorer familes in London. Not right at all but this is what happens when the few super rich become to greedy for capitalism . Very few winners !

[@moneymandan6217]

My heart bleedes for those posh neighbours

[@snotwurfit]

"For 15 years we never had any problems with any neighbours. It was lovely, they were all friends. But now, that is all gone" I'm not laughing at that lady's situation. But what she said about the effect of new super rich neighbours moving into the neighbourhood would also have been said by working class families when money started flooding the East End for example, with houses there being converted and local businesses converted into trendy boutique shops etc. The mega-rich are doing to the rich what the rich did to the working class. Its economics I guess

[@surprisesurprise7816]

How do they overcome the water table?

[@markomarkomarko]

London clay doesn't let the water through It's why they built the first underground system. It's also easy to dig into

[@elisahamilton73]

What about the sewers

[@donovan_keate]

I'VE SPOTTED AN ASHVILLE LORRY😁 0:35

[@wobblydangly]

This nimby attitude is why the road, airport and rail infrastructure in the UK has barely changed in the last 40 years

[@MrTVintro]

+wobblydangly Except in these cases its almost literally in your backyard.

[@gardensofthegods]

Yeah this is different.... I can just imagine what it's like for these people having to live there and listen to that noise constantly for years .

[@VanillaMacaron551]

umm new terminals at Heathrow, new underground rail line right across London, new train line right up the country ... if you want to see a lack of spending on public infrastructure, go to the US.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thanks you for sharing the series of life there.

[@annedoyle222]

This’s a disgrace and outrage generated by the dark energy of greed and narcissistic personality’s

[@Steph-yz4tn]

It's about investing. A basement that costs 1 million pounds to construct, adds 5 to 10 million pounds onto the listing price.

[@factorylad5071]

@@Steph-yz4tn and that just confirms what she said in the first place.

[@MidnightIam]

The petite Bourgeois have always been funny to see in their natural element.