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Band of Builders transform home to help father-of-two’s recovery

A father-of-two who had a life-changing heart attack during the Covid-19 pandemic has taken the next step on his road to recovery thanks to kind-hearted builders. Building surveyor Howard Holden, 55, suffered unexplained heart failure in his sleep ...

07 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Cladding: Minister orders probe into ‘crippling’ insurance costs for residents

The insurance market is not working properly for residents stuck in buildings with unsafe cladding, and many have seen their premiums double in just a year, Communities Secretary Michael Gove has said. In a letter to the Financial Conduct ...

28 Jan 2022 at 09:25

Michael Gove meets developers over funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove is meeting with developers on Thursday to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said. Mr Gove is expected to discuss how ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Michael Gove meets developers to discuss funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has met developers to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) said Mr Gove spoke to senior ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Personal Finance

Too many people live in expensive, unsuitable, poor quality homes – report

Barriers to housebuilding must be removed urgently as too many people are living in expensive, unsuitable and poor quality properties, according to a House of Lords committee. Skills shortages must be addressed, planning ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

National News

A levy on builders could help pay for defective repairs, Labour leader Bacik says

A levy could be imposed on the construction sector to help pay for works on thousands of defective apartments, Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said. She said around 100,000 apartments built between 1991 and 2013 are in ...

15 Jul 2022 at 16:33

City

Berkeley Group says profits on track but sees spiralling costs

Builder Berkeley Group announced it is “on track” to meet its profit guidance in the year ending next April as it said it expected most of the profit will fall in the second half of the year. The business said it ...

06 Sept 2022 at 09:27

National News

Homebuilder proposes reduced garden sizes to allow more houses to be built

One of Ireland's largest homebuilders is proposing smaller gardens in urban areas to allow more homes to be built. Glenveagh Properties makes the case that current standards of a 60sq m garden for a typical ...

06 Aug 2022 at 22:33

Shocks

Woman left cleaning dishes in bath and cooking with microwave for months after builders walk out of £20K renovation

A frustrated woman has spent months living in a house where she cannot cook and is forced to wash dishes in the bath after paying builders more than £16,000 to renovate her dream home only for them to ...

26 Jun 2024 at 06:30

Charity steps up support as suicide rate in construction industry rises

A charity which offers help to builders and other tradespeople is expanding its support after figures indicated that the suicide rate among construction workers in the UK has increased for the fifth ...

11 Apr 2023 at 09:47

Quirky

Mum of two lost £50,000 to cowboy builder so revamped her home using only second-hand furniture

A mum of two, who lost £50,000 to a builder who “went away and never came back” after tearing down the front and back of her house, has now patched up the job using a different builder and ...

18 May 2023 at 07:00

Ireland

Man arrested after builders subjected to abuse by protesters

A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Co Wicklow in which builders were verbally abused by protesters. The man, in his 30s, was arrested on Thursday morning and is ...

02 May 2024 at 14:01

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