As well as gazumping -when a seller accepts a higher offer from a new buyer - the government is looking at schemes such as “lock-in agreements” to reduce the 250,000 sales that fall through annually.
A murder inquiry has started in Bradford after an 18 month old baby fell to his death from a sixth floor window of a block of flats in Barkerend.
Police were called to Newcastle House at around 5:10pm on Saturday afternoon following a report that a young boy had suffered life threatening injuries there.
Emergency services attended and say it quickly became apparent a child had died after falling from a window on the sixth floor. A 23-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.
