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Mum of two lost £50,000 to cowboy builder so revamped her home using only second-hand furniture

A mum of two, who lost £50,000 to a builder who “went away and never came back” after tearing down the front and back of her house, has now patched up the job using a different builder and refurbished her house using quirky second-hand furniture for ...

18 May 2023 at 07:00

Crime

Man with end-stage kidney failure paid builder nearly £120,000 for at-home treatment room but house left ‘in tatters’

A man with end-stage kidney failure hired a builder to create an at-home dialysis treatment room, paying him nearly £120,000 in weekly instalments, but he stopped turning up and left the family home “in tatters”. Martin Linham, 54, a solutions ...

05 Sept 2023 at 07:00

‘Cowboy builder’ accused of £440K scam and ‘leaving trail of destroyed lives’

At least 30 people have accused a “cowboy builder” of conning them out of more than £440,000 for incomplete construction work over a period of more than 15 years. The group, most of whom have asked to remain anonymous, told PA Real Life they ...

03 May 2024 at 07:00

Shocks

‘Cowboy builders’ cost 92-year-old grandmother £10,000 after halted renovation leaves gaping hole in house for months

A 92-year-old grandmother with dementia who paid £30,000 to have her grandson’s house adapted so she could live on the ground floor was left risking electrocution on her way to the bathroom after “cowboy builders” took off the garage roof ...

06 Oct 2023 at 12:14

Family

Family of four left in ‘horrendous purgatory’ after builder bails on £115K renovation leaving them homeless for 17 months

A couple who spent £115,000 on their dream family home have been plunged into debt and left living like nomads for 17 months after their rogue builder quit while their hole-filled house was still windowless, damp and uninhabitable. ...

02 Jan 2024 at 07:00

Shocks

Retired teacher, 73, forced back to work after £30,000 payment to serial rogue builder plunged him into debt

A couple said their lives have been “ruined” after a £30,000 payment to a serial “cowboy builder” plunged them into debt and forced them out of retirement to pay the bills. Sidney Rose and his partner Catherine Beetham, two ...

03 May 2024 at 06:30

Health

Pensioner scammed out of £17,000 retirement savings by cowboy builder who cold called at his home and left it in ruins

A pensioner who lost £17,000 to a cowboy builder who cold-called at his home said the experience has ruined his home and left him unable to “trust anyone”. Eric Jordan, a 70-year-old security guard from Kettering, ...

30 May 2025 at 00:01

Crime

‘Bodge job’ by Checkatrade-vetted cowboy builders leaves family £26,000 worse off after leaky roof brings damp and mould

A “complete bodge job” by Checkatrade-vetted “cowboy” builders has left a couple £26,000 worse off and considering selling their “dream home” after their roof was left leaking and riddled with holes. Joe and ...

12 Mar 2025 at 12:14

Shocks

Homeowner scammed out of £11k after two rogue traders left him with a leaking roof and damaged ceilings

A homeowner was left “devastated” after spending £11,000 on two rogue roofers who “took his money and vanished”, leaving him with a leaking roof, damaged ceilings, and a £16,000 repair bill. Kevin Adshead, ...

10 Oct 2025 at 06:30

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