But before you can get a shovel into the ground, everything changes. Joshua trees become candidates for the state's threatened and endangered species list and are then protected by an unprecedented conservation law. You must now apply for permits and pay fees - not just for removing the plants, but in some cases for disturbing the land around them. You must even get permits to pick up fallen branches.
The owner of a multi-million-pound penthouse on Park Lane has been engaged in an eight-year legal battle over a lift installation agreement. The dispute escalated to include allegations of leaky roofs and disruptive noise from the lift.
Manny Davidson amassed a multi-million pound fortune in property development and collected rare artefacts, including candlesticks from the royal wedding of 1747 valued at 100,000-150,000.