Covid outbreak on government building site: Eight workers fall ill while constructing new tax office in Liverpool – as unions call for free parking so builders can drive to work and avoid packed London Tubes Builders claim government is ‘waiting for workers to die’ by refusing to shut sites Have hit out ministers and Nicola … Read more
Homeowners who were left thousands of pounds out of pocket at the hands of their ‘cowboy’ builders have revealed the emotional turmoil they have experienced at the hands of their constructors. Their accounts come amid growing calls for the Government to introduce a statutory licensing scheme which regulates builders and protects customers seeking redress for … Read more
David Walliams and Sheridan Smith’s new Sky adaptation of Hansel and Gretel ‘repeatedly interrupted by noisy builders’ By Georgia Simcox and Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 22:41 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 1 December 2020 They have been working on a new adaptation of Hansel and Gretel for Sky. But work on … Read more
EastEnders‘ new £87 million set has taken a step closer to completion, as builders finished work on the redesigned Queen Vic pub along with a slew of other businesses on Tuesday. Snaps show the big-budget set isn’t far from being glimpsed on screens, with the newly-painted tavern boasting a new version of its iconic sign. … Read more
Horrified builders discover severed human head and the rest of the body nearby under a bush in grisly mystery in quiet village Builders discovered a human head in Frankley, near Birmingham, on Thursday A body was found nearby, as West Mercia Police treat the death is ‘unexplained’ Det Insp Mark Walters said identifying the remains … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Shares in four of Britain’s biggest housebuilders knocked after regulators threaten them with court action By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 Shares in four of Britain’s biggest housebuilders were knocked after regulators threatened them with court action. The Competition … Read more
More than £500million was wiped off the value of Britain’s top builders as figures showed house prices had started to fall before the virus lockdown. Shares sank after data was released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Land Registry, revealing that house prices went into reverse in April. In an ominous warning, … Read more
More than 150 Jewish gravestones used by the Nazis to help build a road have been found in a small market square in a town in Poland. The grim discovery was made during construction work in the town of Leżajsk where workers removed a layer of asphalt and found the ‘matzevot’, which is Hebrew for … Read more
Help to Buy hearsay boosted shares in some of Britain’s biggest housebuilders. Ministers are preparing to extend the controversial scheme aimed at getting young people on the property ladder beyond its December deadline, reports say. Introduced in 2013, the loan programme allows people to buy a new-build house with a small deposit, and developers say … Read more
Cheeky graffiti from 1830 by builders mocking their boss’s belly is uncovered during mansion’s £5million roof restoration The 190-year-old banter was found in Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire Carpenters Jack Falding, Jack Vickers and Jack Wragg boasted about drinking The jokes were discovered by joiners Joe Hutchinson and Jack Richmond By Joe Davies For Mailonline Published: 13:36 BST, 8 … Read more