A BUILDER in Co Down was sentenced to 240 hours of community service at Belfast Magistrates Court for offences involving fraud and theft in connection with loft conversions he had agreed to carry out.

Builder James Quinn was sentenced for fraud at Lincoln Crown Court A builder has been sentenced for fraud after a Gainsborough family was forced to move out of their home because of a botched loft ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We’ve just bought a cottage with a little loft conversion — the ceiling slopes almost to the floor, with lots ...