Two houses undergoing redevelopment in west London have collapsed part way through their renovation.Developers were converting the buildings into 14 "co-living units". Emergency services were called to Lower Mortlake Road in Richmond at about 15:00 BST on Tuesday.There were no injuries, the London Ambulance Service said, and the London Fire Brigade is investigating the cause of the collapse.

Throughout 2023, according to Citizens Advice data, more than 41,600 complaints were made about home maintenance and improvement work in England and Wales. According to the source, almost 2,900 of these cases were flagged as scams, which is equal to nearly 7%.

Tens of thousands of homeowners in England are getting ripped off by cowboy tradespeople every single year, according to new research into Citizens Advice Bureau complaints from SGS Engineering.