Mystery over human head and torso discovered by horrified telecoms workers in quiet village as police reveal remains were in same spot for several years 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’ Police say the remains found … 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
Warning over cowboy builders cold-calling vulnerable households as lockdown ends By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 7 July 2020 Homeowners are being warned of a rise in cowboy builders targeting vulnerable households as the UK exits lockdown. Experts say they expect a ‘significant escalation’ … Read more
More than £1.7billion was added to the value of Britain’s biggest housebuilders on hopes the Chancellor will cut stamp duty. Rishi Sunak is expected to propose raising the levy’s threshold so that it would only apply to properties valued at £500,000 or more, instead of the current £125,000. The changes are expected to be unveiled … Read more
Builders want £180m-a-year levy lifted as bill to fund industry training looms By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 Construction firms are calling for a holiday from a £180million-a-year levy that they are due to begin paying as soon as next … Read more
Woman is left in tears after finding secret notes that she hid in the walls of her house when she was three-years-old 30 years ago Kimberley Colbeck, 36, was stunned when her notes from 1987 were discovered Age three, she hid notes with her brothers Andrew, 12 and Christopher, eight Builders renovating her old house … Read more
Woman is left in tears after finding secret notes that she hid in the walls of her house when she was three-years-old 30 years ago Kimberley Colbeck, 36, was stunned when her notes from 1987 were discovered Age three, she hid notes with her brothers Andrew, 12 and Christopher, eight Builders renovating her old house … Read more