Londoners ‘Mine’ for Space Under Luxury Homes as Neighbors Fume
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Caroline Evans is fed up with all the noise and aggravation from construction near her home off the King’s Road in Chelsea, southwest London.
Three basements have been created or expanded and one house is adding an extension on her narrow street. In this enclave for bankers, executives and millionaires, where the average home costs almost 900,000 pounds ($1.4 million), builders are doing everything from digging up gardens to demolishing an entire building except for its facade.