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As many as 13 per cent of Britons claim to have used a rogue trader in the past year alone. We explain how to avoid becoming one of them.

As many as 13 per cent of Britons claim to have used a rogue trader in the past year alone. We explain how to avoid becoming one of them.

The hidden impact of Brexit: Supply chains are failing UK trade and construction firms (AFP via Getty Images) Since the reopening of the construction sector in the summer of 2020, confidence has been sky high, with last month’s the highest on record since 2014. According to figures from IHS Markit/CIPS, the growth of output had grown in line with increased commercial, domestic and civil engineering projects. These works have largely come in the form of restarting delaye...

News analysis: Green Homes Grant scrapped The move will dent the UK’s desire to be seen as a global leader in tackling climate change, according to the Federation of Master Builders By Gary Adams 7 th April 2021 12:46 pm The sudden and surprise discontinuation of the Green Homes Grant, which government ministers hoped would improve the energy efficiency of over half a million homes in England by providing vouchers for necessary upgrade work, has been branded a “missed opport...

THE STAMP duty holiday deadline is fast-approaching with Britons up and down the country rushing to complete their transactions before March 31. However, new research has revealed that the the stamp duty holiday rush has seen many Britons sell their homes without providing the legal paperwork proving that all the work done to their property was legally approved.