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Neighbours fight everywhere in the world. But when it leads you to lose $59,623 (Rs 50 lakh), it no longer classifies as a regular tussle. A couple in Britain lost all their life savings because of a legal battle with their neighbours, all over two fence panels, Daily Mail reported. Graham and Katherine Bateson objected when Wendy Leedham put the barrier up on the shared driveway between their two bungalows in 2019. The couple insisted the properties had what was described as a 'featureless boundary' when they bought their home in 1987 and launched litigation. This dragged on for nearly three years when a mediation hearing ruled the fence could stay. Mrs Leedham didn't survive to see...

[Unicode]   အင်္ဂလန်နိုင်ငံ၏ မြို့တော် လန်ဒန်၏ အုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီသည် အိမ်ရာမဲ့မိသားစု ရာပေါင်းများစွာကို လန်ဒန်မြို့တော်မှ ၂၄ နာရီအတွင်းထွက်ခွာရန် ပြီးခဲ့သော ၂၀၂၃ ခုနှစ်အတွင်း ရာဇသံပေးကာ နှင်ထုတ်ခဲ့ကြောင်း The Guardian သတင်းဌာနက...

A trending joke among young people in China involves them “selling” their jobs, bosses or colleagues on second-hand e-commerce platforms in an attempt to “wash off the work smell”. The term “work smell” refers to the feeling of mental and physical exhaustion after a long day of work. On Xianyu, Alibaba’s second-hand e-commerce platform, many people playfully “sell” their jobs and colleagues. Alibaba Group owns the South China Morning Post. A search on Xianyu by the Post revealed more than 500 posts selling “annoying jobs”, “terrible bosses”, and “hated colleagues”, with prices ranging from 2 yuan...

According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for what developers claim will be the world's tallest residential tower, which will reach over 500 metres in height. Led by Brazilian developer FG Empreendimentos, Triumph Tower will reportedly have 100 floors and reach 544 metres tall (1,785 feet), approximately 72 metres (236 feet) higher than the world's current tallest residential tower, Central Park Tower in New York. According to regional news outlet NSC Total, the municipal government of Balneário Camboriú approved the project in mid-June but has not yet released construction details. If completed, tts height will...

Once owned by Gene Wilder and later, by Elon Musk, a home overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles has hit the market for $12.95 million. Built in 1951 by prolific architect Robert Byrd, the white-shingle house is a “piece of Hollywood history,” according to the listing with Drew Meyers of Westside Estate Agency, who brought the property to the market on Tuesday. Wilder, who famously starred as Willy Wonka in 1971’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” bought the Bel-Air home for around $300,000 in 1976. He sold it in 2007 for a little over $2.7 million, records with PropertyShark show.   (This Los Angeles house previously owned by...

This Manhattan triplex is looking for a new owner — be they hero or villain. A Murray Hill penthouse featured in director Sam Raimi’s early 2000s “Spider-Man” trilogy has hit the market with a $1.95 million price tag, according to a StreetEasy listing update. The unit played the part of Spider-Man’s nemesis the Green Goblin’s lair in all three films — “Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Spider-Man 3,” which were released in 2002, 2004 and 2007 respectively, starring Willem Dafoe as the supervillain and Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. (The unit’s private roof terrace.Yale Wagner)   (The sole...

Mumbai, the commercial capital of India, has emerged as a top investment choice for billionaires, Bollywood celebrities, and industrialists. It has even surpassed Beijing to become Asia's 'billionaire capital'. With property prices continuing to rise, many Bollywood actors, producers, and filmmakers, who invested heavily in the city's real estate market, are earning a significant income from the same. 1. Ajay Devgn In early September, Ajay Devgn leased out a commercial space of 3,455 square feet for a monthly rent of Rs 7 lakh for five years, according to a Mint report. The lease deal also includes a security deposit of Rs 30 lakh. According to News18, Devgn acquired the five...

      Orlando Bloom’s former dark-hued domicile in the Hollywood Hills’ Outpost Estates enclave has hit the market for a hair under $5 million. The “Lord of the Rings” actor, 47, occupied the four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom Los Angeles residence in the early 2000s, along with ex-wife Miranda Kerr, 41. During their time there, Bloom made the then controversial decision to have the facade painted black, a choice which upset the neighbors in 2007 — but has since come to be a popular look for exteriors.   (An aerial view of the property.Jam Press/Nils Timm) (There is a two-car garage.Jam Press/Nils Timm) (The home is set on 0.75 acres.Jam...

Kelly Osbourne, the TV host and reality star, is letting go of her midcentury modern Los Feliz jewel box, putting the picturesque property on the market for $4.35 million—just weeks after her parents, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne sold one of their California properties. Ozzy, 75, and Sharon, 72, finally managed to offload their L.A. condo for $4.35 million in early October, having listed it for sale no less than three times over a yearlong period. Their decision to sell the property came after they revealed their plans to quit the U.S. for good and relocate back to their home in the U.K. It’s unclear whether their 39-year-old daughter is planning a similar move across the...

Laws regarding squatters vary on a state-by-state basis. In California, ownership could be granted to a squatter who pays taxes on a property for five years through adverse possession and tenancy rights could be granted after 30 days. One of the latest squatter stories out of California was reported by Fox News Digital in September, after two Hollywood Hills mansions were overtaken. "I would like to apologize to the people of Los Angeles, and especially to my neighbors. What’s happened to the two properties I own is unacceptable, and no matter what caused it, I own the houses," John Powers Middleton, film producer and son of Philadelphia Phillies owner John S. Middleton, previously...