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Renovation supplies left in an empty, unfinished room.

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Builder won't finish the job? Your options and how to protect the money

A builder who won't finish leaves you stuck and out of pocket. Here are your options as a UK homeowner, and how staged, protected payments stop it happening.

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Michael Oladele|July 24, 2026|4 min read

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Extreme weather is becoming a renovation problem: why building delays are getting more common

Heat, storms, heavy rain and hard frost all disrupt building work, and they are happening more often. Here is how extreme weather delays renovations, why it is now a planning variable rather than bad luck, and what keeps a delay from turning into a dispute.

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Michael Oladele|June 25, 2026|6 min read

Construction work on a building site in Amsterdam during the heatwave.

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Cold drinks, hot building sites: what the Amsterdam heatwave teaches us about renovating

The Netherlands is living through one of its hottest weeks on record. Here is what extreme heat does to a renovation timeline, and why it so often ends in a dispute.

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Michael Oladele|June 25, 2026|6 min read

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