Scammed designs: when crafty home owners take on planning regulations

Last week in Leicestershire, a couple was discovered to have built an entire house inside their garage without planning permission, hiding it behind a fake garage door.Dr Reeta Herzallah and Hamdi Almasri will now have to convert the structure back and pay a fine.Blaby District Council has won this time, but in the ongoing regulatory war between crafty home owners and local authorities, the record is mixed.