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I'm a hot plumber - men tell me I should 'help with laundry' but I love it
A FEMALE tradie gets told she should "be helping with the laundry" on site but doesn't care.Yasmine Ahmet, 22, says she is the only female plumber i
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I put up a privacy fence - then my nosy neighbors made my life hell
TWO neighbors have become embroiled in an intense dispute stemming from the installation of a simple privacy fence.Ruby Ballard Harris lived at her ho
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We live on nightmare newbuild estate riddled with issues YEARS after moving in
FUMING residents on a nightmare newbuild estate say it is riddled with issues years after they moved in - and no one will help.The homeowners on the M
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I make £210,000 a year doing job that no one wants to do - I absolutely love it
A HARD working Brit can earn over £200,000 a year doing a job others wince at.Stephen Fry, 34, lives in millionaires' playground Kensington, West Lon
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My tiny home is called a 'dream house' - but there's a major restriction
MANY people living in tiny homes have adopted their downsized lifestyle to save money.But it's also possible to spend quite a bit when buying a miniat
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Our dream new-build has turned into a swamp - the company tried to blame our son
A FURIOUS couple have branded the muddy and waterlogged back garden of their new-build home a "SWAMP".Angry Ellis Reid, 31, and Douglas Horn, 42, have
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I bought a tiny home for my mom - it was so successful I now sell them
ONE man has turned an unfortunate housing situation for his mother into a thriving small business.Dan Louche started Tiny Home Builders in 2010 after
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I’m a female crane operator – men tell me the same thing… I couldn’t care less
ONE of the world's youngest female crane operators says blokes on site try and undermine her - but she couldn't care less.Kate Fahey, 19, got the bug
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Builder shortage means some are now earning OVER £125,000 a year
A SHORTAGE of brickies means some are now earning more than £125,000 a year.Building bosses say there are just 70,000 working bricklayers and more ne