article_snippet: A £235,000 house collapsed into a pile of rubble after builders started to 'reconfigure' the inside of the property to split A £235,000 house into two homes.
article_snippet: However, the two-storey property, which had been sold for £235,000 in August, had been undergoing major work as part of the redevelopment project.
article_snippet: The two-bedroom end of terrace house was reduced to rubble after The two-bedroom end of terrace house collapsed on Tuesday morning .
article_snippet: Builders had been stripping the interior of terrace house as part of the redevelopment project shortly before the collapse .
article_snippet: Romford firefighter Jason Frisby said: 'The house was under refurbishment and had been completely stripped out. '
highlights_snippet: The two-bedroom end of terrace house collapsed on Tuesday morning .
  
highlights_snippet: Builders had demolished a garage and stripped the inside of terrace house .
  