Get planning on your DIY home! Councils are urged to grant permission for build-your-own property to give more people a foot on the housing ladder A review to be announced on Friday will check if current measures meet demand Currently around 15,000 families design or build their own home each year Ministers believe there is … Read more
The British want to move house again. But worsening delays in conveyancing, surveying and search services mean that some may miss out on the current stamp duty holiday. Meanwhile, more and more first-time buyers are being shut out as interest rates rise and loans of 90 per cent or more are withdrawn. Is your or … Read more
Firefighters, police and the RSPCA closed a street and used an extension ladder to rescue a baby seagull trapped on a roof. Emergency services were called after the stricken bird was trapped in a gutter and appeared distressed. Witnesses said the street in Plymouth, Devon, was shut down as a huge rescue operation was launched … Read more
Hot dog! Hound learns to climb pool ladder so he can take a sneaky swim The dog learned the trick in his owner’s garden in Fayetteville, North Carolina Elliot swims around the pool after getting into it in hilarious new footage He always enjoyed swimming as a puppy and his owner got the pool for him … Read more
First-time buyers’ dreams of home ownership are hanging by a thread after a clampdown by banks and building societies. A rapidly rising number of lenders have ended mortgage offers for borrowers with 5 per cent and 10 per cent deposits. The move has left many young buyers ‘effectively barred’ from the housing market, with some … Read more
London firefighters in gasmasks use crane to hoist obese patient with suspected coronavirus out of second floor window to be treated by paramedics in hazmats on the ground Rescue workers seen carrying patient through a window using an aerial ladder Wore rescue masks fitted with air filters and decontaminated equipment after All three emergency services … Read more