Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k

Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k: First-time buyer reveals the most expensive example of cladding crisis so far Repair bills at Milliners in Bristol are believe to be the biggest individual cost Solicitor Steph Pike, 29, paid £193,000 for her one-bedroom flat   Tests found The Milliners had the same combustible … Read more

Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k

Fire-risk flats where repairs will cost each resident up to £156k: First-time buyer reveals the most expensive example of cladding crisis so far Repair bills at Milliners in Bristol are believe to be the biggest individual cost Solicitor Steph Pike, 29, paid £193,000 for her one-bedroom flat   Tests found The Milliners had the same combustible … Read more

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington wants to carry out repairs to stop his garden sliding into water

Jon Snow fights to defend The Wall… of the moat at his £1.75m farmhouse: Game of Thrones star Kit Harington wants to carry out structural repairs to stop his garden sliding into the water Kit Harington, 34, shares the property with his wife and co-star Rose Leslie He applied for permission to carry out repairs … Read more

Builders say cutting VAT on home repairs could boost economy

Builders claim cutting VAT on home repairs could give economy a £51bn boost By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 28 February 2021 Cutting VAT on home repairs could give the economy a £51billion boost, builders have claimed.  The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and … Read more

Brainteaser challenges puzzlers to spot five issues in the home that need repairs

A new brainteaser is daring eagle-eyed players to identify repairs that need fixing in in the home.  The tricky puzzle has been created by UK-based boiler comparison service provider HomeSage in a bid to raise awareness of common issues around the home that can be a nightmare to fix. In total, five issues can be … Read more

Drug that ‘repairs damage to the brain and spinal cord’ has been created by British scientists

A drug created by British scientists could repair damage to the brain and spinal cord by improving messaging between cells.    Scientists led by Cambridge University created a synthetic version of a protein known as Cerebellin-1 that links brain messaging neurons together. The compound, called CPTX, acts like a ‘bridge’ where connections have been lost due … Read more

Selfridges and John Lewis will offer repairs, rental and second-hand products

Selfridges and John Lewis will offer repairs, rental and second-hand products in bid to improve fortunes as High Streets suffer slump Selfridges is exploring repairing and reselling items, such as handbags, as part of ‘Project Earth’ John Lewis will trial renting a range of furniture with prices from £17 a month Retail giants are addressing … Read more