Millionaire Basement Wars BBC Documentary 2015 - Landmass London Property Development

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  • 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.
    www.landmass.co.uk/
    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.
    www.landmass.co.uk/

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  • @876LND
    @876LND 3 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    So basically millionaires vs billionaires

    • @HusseinAbdirahman
      @HusseinAbdirahman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bang on

    • @mee5780
      @mee5780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      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
      @maxcullen3427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      New money Vs family money

    • @jackjackthompson5771
      @jackjackthompson5771 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well put. 🙄🙄

    • @wardiya3arbiya
      @wardiya3arbiya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @johndillon5290
    @johndillon5290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    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
      @2Sugarbears 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @deveronrobinson4322
      @deveronrobinson4322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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
    @qwertylink9066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

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

    • @gailspencer4451
      @gailspencer4451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @WhoShorts_
      @WhoShorts_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gailspencer4451 what?

    • @gailspencer4451
      @gailspencer4451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@WhoShorts_ I was joking.....

    • @WhoShorts_
      @WhoShorts_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gailspencer4451 Right, gotcha

    • @Takkforkniven
      @Takkforkniven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @richardmckrell4899
    @richardmckrell4899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +636

    Rich people complaining about richer people never gets old.

    • @HusseinAbdirahman
      @HusseinAbdirahman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Love it!

    • @nathanpilgrim-howe3238
      @nathanpilgrim-howe3238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @reasonable9647
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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
      @aafhans8326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @sanookaus1334
    @sanookaus1334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +299

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

    • @SuperiorNo1
      @SuperiorNo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      London Shithole 💩

    • @dappergent9422
      @dappergent9422 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @E-Kat
      @E-Kat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Car garage = garage

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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
    @princesspinkblue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

  • @LifePaki
    @LifePaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    I see ASHVILLE AGGREGATES doing that basements Daniel been about

    • @morganeb6244
      @morganeb6244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I noticed that too

    • @neilwalsh-xh8go
      @neilwalsh-xh8go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @ToxCcc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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
      @mrblends9394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @denega4043
      @denega4043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Saw that too man!

  • @allysonaustin
    @allysonaustin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

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

    • @SecretSquirrelFun
      @SecretSquirrelFun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @sabineeins2651
      @sabineeins2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @jackjackthompson5771 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sabineeins2651 meh, dog eat dog world..

    • @lisatroni677
      @lisatroni677 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know 😮

  • @maxwalker1159
    @maxwalker1159 7 ปีที่แล้ว +457

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

    • @yoursouljustliftupandgetaw7548
      @yoursouljustliftupandgetaw7548 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

    • @montegrainger9533
      @montegrainger9533 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      property rich but cash poor

    • @wojciechem65
      @wojciechem65 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      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
      @tamaracarter1836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @pneron2032
      @pneron2032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @matthewwilson6802
    @matthewwilson6802 7 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    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
      @ianrenberger7441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @Azenethi
      @Azenethi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Ian Renberger No.

    • @aflamrecab1
      @aflamrecab1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@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
      @outlawJosieFox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@aflamrecab1 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
      @johnair1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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).

  • @chrisboy2
    @chrisboy2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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.

  • @alfraedo304
    @alfraedo304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

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

    • @bigsmerdo
      @bigsmerdo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Egusi Barrington chelsea

    • @TheLondonCyclist
      @TheLondonCyclist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bigsmerdo Haha

    • @kungfumind.
      @kungfumind. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @gailspencer4451
      @gailspencer4451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      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
      @jenneyryan1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love it!!

  • @sahibjot2377
    @sahibjot2377 6 ปีที่แล้ว +176

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

    • @jellyboy123
      @jellyboy123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @badninja1971
    @badninja1971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    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. 😂

  • @CortVermin
    @CortVermin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    33:00 "this is a christmas card that we did..."
    only in england. humor so dry, you could wipe rivers away with it

    • @TheLondonCyclist
      @TheLondonCyclist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Says the nazi. Still mad we fked up your families in two wars? Sshh

    • @sabineeins2651
      @sabineeins2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheLondonCyclist You've been doored on more than one occasion obviously. One too many.

  • @randomuploadsism
    @randomuploadsism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @adedamolaadenihun
      @adedamolaadenihun ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @MA-ug6pz
      @MA-ug6pz ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @ceedee8953
    @ceedee8953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @iy4563
      @iy4563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Ladosligese
      @Ladosligese 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      here in Denmark we try to AVOID this kinda living haha

    • @marek9784
      @marek9784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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
      @OmmerSyssel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @patriciasammy8994
    @patriciasammy8994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @samanthab1923
    @samanthab1923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Always remember Edwina from AbFab lived in Holland Park

  • @bubbacalling
    @bubbacalling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

  • @rufdymond
    @rufdymond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    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
      @Jamie-js3qw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @robyalex1045
      @robyalex1045 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only if you pay them

    • @alwhyte6533
      @alwhyte6533 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like your honesty. Pompous, snobby bastards.

    • @AnnaCN78456
      @AnnaCN78456 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree lol

    • @jackjackthompson5771
      @jackjackthompson5771 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Done!

  • @stng100gmailcom
    @stng100gmailcom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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
    @Hartflame 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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
      @w2brad918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣

  • @guitarlover302
    @guitarlover302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would hate to live in that street - madness

  • @EmeleGibson
    @EmeleGibson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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
      @JonnyWilliams007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @sabineeins2651
      @sabineeins2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @sabineeins2651
      @sabineeins2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @rsantana389
      @rsantana389 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s the circle of life

  • @cocochanel1399
    @cocochanel1399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @penduloustesticularis1202
    @penduloustesticularis1202 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My heart bleeds for these people and their problems.

  • @1961kickboxer
    @1961kickboxer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @mumihp
    @mumihp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    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
      @harryburrows2112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @mumihp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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
      @bubbacalling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @connieh6136
      @connieh6136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @minauddin7495
    @minauddin7495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @minauddin7495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @reasonable9647
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @minauddin7495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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
      @olasmith8132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Smumpism
    @Smumpism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @chrishardy3473
      @chrishardy3473 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣

    • @kennedya7848
      @kennedya7848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Smumpism
      @Smumpism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @bufordmaddogtannen
      @bufordmaddogtannen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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. 🤣😂

  • @danapb
    @danapb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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.

  • @DavidKen878
    @DavidKen878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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
      @1whocs486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Most rich people could care less about others feelings

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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
      @Tinyvalkyrie410 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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.

  • @leed9741
    @leed9741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @kvk1960
    @kvk1960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @cocochanel1399
      @cocochanel1399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @factorylad5071
      @factorylad5071 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ask zoopla for a valuation then.

  • @phoenixfireclusterbomb
    @phoenixfireclusterbomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @johndillon5290
      @johndillon5290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @paulzaim7900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @poilboiler ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @samwisley7573
    @samwisley7573 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @CortVermin
    @CortVermin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    24:00 guy is so upset, he didn't even notice his bookshelf is going to become a full circle

    • @sabineeins2651
      @sabineeins2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was what made me team Jeremy right away!

  • @hellogoodprople7791
    @hellogoodprople7791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @cocochanel1399
      @cocochanel1399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @pauli6570
    @pauli6570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    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.

  • @ophrim
    @ophrim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @brinkshows2720
    @brinkshows2720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @julie5839
    @julie5839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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
      @two-sense 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @michaelotieno6524
      @michaelotieno6524 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @teddynebel
    @teddynebel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @Bobsyouruncle-ru9io
    @Bobsyouruncle-ru9io 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The pathology here is staggering.

  • @drivenhome3257
    @drivenhome3257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "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.

  • @peacelovincriminal7488
    @peacelovincriminal7488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @DylanBegazo
    @DylanBegazo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @missionDan
    @missionDan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Disgusting waste and example of human greed.

    • @missionDan
      @missionDan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@missionDan If you say so

    • @missionDan
      @missionDan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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

  • @teflondon9701
    @teflondon9701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @demeraragold4644
    @demeraragold4644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131
      @ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @Sombra_Azul_
    @Sombra_Azul_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @StanOwden
    @StanOwden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @mobenterprise9489
    @mobenterprise9489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks you for sharing the series of life there.

  • @boldvankaalen3896
    @boldvankaalen3896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @nomadicsoul34
    @nomadicsoul34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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
      @MarkJohnson-ro1ed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @two-sense
    @two-sense 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @cookiemonster2085
    @cookiemonster2085 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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
      @niviamaeva 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cookie Monster x

    • @markomarkomarko
      @markomarkomarko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @enriquegarciacota3914
      @enriquegarciacota3914 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean the underfloor, or the entertainment area?

  • @williamhamilton8329
    @williamhamilton8329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Two houses collapsed recently because of this.

    • @o0julek0o
      @o0julek0o 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good.

    • @dva5610
      @dva5610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@o0julek0o insurance

    • @o0julek0o
      @o0julek0o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @jordan3192
    @jordan3192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @Jaya365
      @Jaya365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @reasonable9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @jordan3192 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @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?

  • @StanOwden
    @StanOwden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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
      @masi4579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Chump change

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @deidradahl3186
    @deidradahl3186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @jonwik7056
      @jonwik7056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ur house wasnt built in silence either.

    • @maxnugteren4837
      @maxnugteren4837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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
      @jonwik7056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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
      @haute03 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @nazyoungz7908
    @nazyoungz7908 8 ปีที่แล้ว +112

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

    • @jadeburdon6258
      @jadeburdon6258 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know

    • @sherrykao978
      @sherrykao978 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Bank account depleted.

    • @b1zzler
      @b1zzler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      most likely there's a ceiling recessed projector screen

    • @ollac3758
      @ollac3758 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @rajasarapi8082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @sourishsaha8067
    @sourishsaha8067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @michelleannor6944
      @michelleannor6944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @OmmerSyssel
      @OmmerSyssel 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

    • @geemo4284
      @geemo4284 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @queensabs6333
    @queensabs6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @johnmightymole2284
    @johnmightymole2284 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @toddlavigne6441
    @toddlavigne6441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @arribaficationwineho32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

  • @moneymandan6217
    @moneymandan6217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    My heart bleedes for those posh neighbours

  • @pltopper771
    @pltopper771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @Stoneforth
      @Stoneforth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @pltopper771
      @pltopper771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @neilwalsh-xh8go
      @neilwalsh-xh8go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @pltopper771 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@neilwalsh-xh8go please grow up

    • @tonydoherty2190
      @tonydoherty2190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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

  • @tomiwaademidun5977
    @tomiwaademidun5977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmm, I'm just here to find the Ashville Aggregators truck. Came here from the Selling my Lorries at Auction video on their channel. Big fan of their videos.

  • @petelosuaniu
    @petelosuaniu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Twickenham set complaining about the Abu Dhabi crowd.

  • @rasolaqfa5051
    @rasolaqfa5051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @richsubishi
    @richsubishi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @elisahamilton73
    @elisahamilton73 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @omgtt8374
    @omgtt8374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @kingofracism
      @kingofracism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welcome to central London I guess

  • @joannahampton3808
    @joannahampton3808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @valerianaranjocruz25
      @valerianaranjocruz25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
    @just_arand0mplayer727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jackjones7399
    @jackjones7399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The nose on guy the films the lorries lol

  • @RDSKaghe
    @RDSKaghe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can only hope Jeremy got some proper bookshelves

    • @librarynan4610
      @librarynan4610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I noticed the dipping book shelves too.

  • @joelaw5207
    @joelaw5207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @w2brad918
      @w2brad918 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shold try East London

    • @joelaw5207
      @joelaw5207 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@w2brad918 i can imagine

    • @w2brad918
      @w2brad918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joelaw5207 worse place in Europe I live in 5 country's never see stuff like here in my life

    • @nyakwarObat
      @nyakwarObat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @philwilliams470
    @philwilliams470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ...... My heart goes out to the man (20:00) - I feel MORE than sorry for Him!

  • @leonnehaaijman4709
    @leonnehaaijman4709 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @tarot-karma-online
    @tarot-karma-online 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Interesting docu. I was just wondering. Digging deep into Londons underground, what about pipes already lying there? Would they have been lowered too?

    • @E-Kat
      @E-Kat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everything has to be redirected. Problem of underground water has to be addressed too. It's a massive undertaking, the noise and traffic created ruins life on the street. Those houses change hands really often as everyone dislikes them during and afterwards.
      They forget how short our life is.

    • @gzhang207
      @gzhang207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Many practical issues I suppose : sewer lines, utility connections, Roman remains, etc

    • @pjduff7577
      @pjduff7577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The only pipes underneath your house are your own foul drainage , and your utilities generally run out and get connected in the public footpath , you cant have other properties stuff on your land in case of difficulties and they are then digging up your land

    • @tarot-karma-online
      @tarot-karma-online 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pjduff7577 Thank you for your answer :)

  • @171TITO
    @171TITO 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    11:37 "That you couldn't swing a cat in."
    😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

    • @AmassiveOverLoad
      @AmassiveOverLoad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao like who swings a cat?

    • @antilovesong66
      @antilovesong66 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AmassiveOverLoad I had to look it up. It’s an old saying that originally referenced a cat of nine tails.

  • @deeas6518
    @deeas6518 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2 years?! Must be a much more complicated process than I can imagine.

  • @mystrength5640
    @mystrength5640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @wardiya3arbiya
      @wardiya3arbiya 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @starenergy2826
    @starenergy2826 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wouldn't mind an extra two levels under the three story I have in Pennsylvania for free, you can bring your cameras and all the noise you want

  • @jacquelineb4375
    @jacquelineb4375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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
      @robertuk2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jeremy is a prick!

    • @arribaficationwineho32
      @arribaficationwineho32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @MidnightIam
    @MidnightIam 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @helenhood5161
    @helenhood5161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You poor ppl 4 years down the track and it's still going on 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @donovan_keate
    @donovan_keate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'VE SPOTTED AN ASHVILLE LORRY😁 0:35

  • @toddlavigne6441
    @toddlavigne6441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @PandaPotPies
    @PandaPotPies ปีที่แล้ว

    17:44 that guy sawing is looking good for the boss 😂

  • @shereehuckin5
    @shereehuckin5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That man with the big noise is funny😂

  • @helenbaker1117
    @helenbaker1117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These poor people should not have to endure this extent of building works around them.

  • @cdogvlog5557
    @cdogvlog5557 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If i was Annabel I'd add a basement and then sell my place.

  • @danielwanner8708
    @danielwanner8708 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing and yet I'm not sure if I could be comfortable . Is there any egress in case of fire ?

  • @LucyWonglondonbody2body
    @LucyWonglondonbody2body 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you bough a long time ago they were not too expensive. I bought as graduate over 10 years ago and prices were ok then but now more than doubled since then.