Should the developer pay for my drive’s missing dropped kerb?

PROPERTY CLINIC: I bought a house with a drive that the developer never got a dropped kerb for, who is responsible for paying for one? You have approached your local council about it paying for your kerb to be fixed  The developer was issued with guidance by the local council to drop the kerb No … Read more

Builder causes £425,000 of damage using a digger ‘because developer owed him £4.2m’ 

Builder causes £425,000 of damage by tearing down German apartments’ balconies with a digger ‘because developer owed him £4.2million’ Family recorded the man from a building opposite in Blumberg, south Germany The destructive outburst happened at around 7.30pm on Wednesday evening  Man driving the digger first fled the scene in his car but later handed … Read more

Builder causes £425,000 of damage using a digger ‘because developer owed him £4.2m’ 

Builder causes £425,000 of damage by tearing down German apartments’ balconies with a digger ‘because developer owed him £4.2million’ Family recorded the man from a building opposite in Blumberg, south Germany The destructive outburst happened at around 7.30pm on Wednesday evening  Man driving the digger first fled the scene in his car but later handed … Read more

Can my flat’s developer avoid a cladding repair bill after the firm’s sale?

Can the developer that built my flat avoid a cladding repair bill now its company has been sold? Claims against a developer depend on age of the building with cladding issues If you bought new you may have a new build warranty that may cover cladding By Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 10:25 BST, 21 … Read more

Developer is found not guilty of drowning his wealthy heiress wife at their Danish holiday home

The trial of a property developer accused of murdering his wealthy heiress wife in a holiday drowning ‘accident’ in Denmark to get his hands on a ‘vast fortune’ has collapsed. In the prosecution case against Donald McPherson, 47, seven ‘secret’ life insurance policies had been taken on his ‘besotted’ wife Paula Leeson, 47, and he stood to gain … Read more

‘Selfish and vindictive’ property developer, 37, burned down couple’s new £325,000 dream home

‘Selfish and vindictive’ property developer, 37, burned down couple’s new £325,000 dream home after failing to buy it from under them because they had pulled out of deals to buy two houses from him Matthew Green set fire to property in Swaffham, Norfolk in a revenge attack  Couple who purchased home had twice pulled out … Read more

‘Selfish and vindictive’ property developer, 37, burned down couple’s new £325,000 dream home

‘Selfish and vindictive’ property developer, 37, burned down couple’s new £325,000 dream home after failing to buy it from under them because they had pulled out of deals to buy two houses from him Matthew Green set fire to property in Swaffham, Norfolk in a revenge attack  Couple who purchased home had twice pulled out … Read more

Property developer accused of murdering heiress wife joined ‘Tinder for widows’

Donald McPherson is accused of staging the death of his wife Paula Leeson (pictured) ‘to look like an accident’ in a bid to get his hands on her £3.5million life insurance A property developer accused of murdering his wealthy wife joined a group he dubbed ‘Tinder for widows’ days after killing her, a court heard … Read more

Property developer, 47, ‘murdered heiress wife to cash in on £3.5million in life insurance’ 

Donald McPherson, 47, killed Paula Leeson in June 2017 , it was claimed A property developer murdered his wealthy heiress wife by drowning her in the pool of their holiday cottage in Denmark to get his hands on £3.5 million in life insurance, a court has heard. Donald McPherson, 47, killed Paula Leeson in June … Read more

Property developer, 47, ‘murdered heiress wife to cash in on £3.5million in life insurance’ 

Donald McPherson, 47, killed Paula Leeson in June 2017 , it was claimed A property developer murdered his wealthy heiress wife by drowning her in the pool of their holiday cottage in Denmark to get his hands on £3.5 million in life insurance, a court has heard. Donald McPherson, 47, killed Paula Leeson in June … Read more