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16/05/2013
Birmingham Scientology HQ Recommended For Approval
Birmingham City Council are due to discuss the proposed conversion of a mansion house in the city being converted in a Church of Scientology headquarters, the BBC have reported.
It is understood that the £6m conversion plan of the the Grade II listed Pitmaston House in Moor Green Lane, Moseley, has been recommended for approval.
The church bought the building for £4.2m in 2007, but it has remained empty since.
According to the BBC the new HQ would be used for religious services, contain around 40 offices and be a recruit centre for new members.
The council received 10 letters objecting to the proposed conversion.
(MH/CD)
It is understood that the £6m conversion plan of the the Grade II listed Pitmaston House in Moor Green Lane, Moseley, has been recommended for approval.
The church bought the building for £4.2m in 2007, but it has remained empty since.
According to the BBC the new HQ would be used for religious services, contain around 40 offices and be a recruit centre for new members.
The council received 10 letters objecting to the proposed conversion.
(MH/CD)
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January House Prices Show Slight Increase
House prices in England and Wales increased by just 0.9% in January, according to the latest monthly figures from Land Registry. The increase takes the average house price to £186,045. However, the data shows a decline in annual house price changes, from 6.7% last month to 6.4% this month. London experienced annual price growth of 13.
13 August 2007
House Prices Rise By 12% In June
UK annual house price inflation in June 2007 was 12.1%, up from 10.8% in May 2007. Annual house price inflation in London was 17.5% in June, up from 14.3% in May. The UK annual house price inflation rate for the 3 months to June was 11.3% and 15.1% in London. The UK house price inflation rate rose from 10.8% in May 2007 to 12.1% in June 2007.
House Prices Rise By 12% In June
UK annual house price inflation in June 2007 was 12.1%, up from 10.8% in May 2007. Annual house price inflation in London was 17.5% in June, up from 14.3% in May. The UK annual house price inflation rate for the 3 months to June was 11.3% and 15.1% in London. The UK house price inflation rate rose from 10.8% in May 2007 to 12.1% in June 2007.
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House price inflation drops
Annual house price inflation dropped again in October, according to the latest figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. House price inflation was 2.2% in October, a fall from September’s figure of 3.3%. The ODPM reported that the average house price in the UK was £186,103 in October, compared with £186,755 in September.
House price inflation drops
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UK house prices fall, report shows
UK house prices fell by 0.5% between January and February, figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) have shown. The drop in prices, which saw the average house price in the UK in February fall to £179,491 from £180,465 in January, is smaller than the 1% fall reported in the same period last year.
UK house prices fall, report shows
UK house prices fell by 0.5% between January and February, figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) have shown. The drop in prices, which saw the average house price in the UK in February fall to £179,491 from £180,465 in January, is smaller than the 1% fall reported in the same period last year.
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BBC defends suicide bomb plotline for 'Spooks'
The BBC has defended its decision to run a drama programme in which an Islamic suicide bomber was recruited at a fictional Birmingham mosque. Following the transmission of 'Spooks' on BBC THREE on June 2, vandals sprayed the words 'kill the suicide bombers' on a white outside wall of Central Birmingham Mosque in Belgrave Road.
BBC defends suicide bomb plotline for 'Spooks'
The BBC has defended its decision to run a drama programme in which an Islamic suicide bomber was recruited at a fictional Birmingham mosque. Following the transmission of 'Spooks' on BBC THREE on June 2, vandals sprayed the words 'kill the suicide bombers' on a white outside wall of Central Birmingham Mosque in Belgrave Road.
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