Rogue trader destroys family home.
Couple were ‘at breaking point’ and £40,000 out of pocket after rogue builder ‘disappeared’ and left them with a house that’s not safe to live in – and face a further £20,000 bill to redo his work that was not up to standard.
Charlotte Rudolph, 41, from Bath, and her partner Sam Peacock have been living in a social housing rented property for four-and-a-half years and finally purchased their ‘forever home’ – a two-bedroom period terrace – in January of 2020 for £287,500.
Keen to update the 1950s living space to make it more suited to bringing up their children – Ruby, seven, and Dylan, six – the couple enlisted a local builder whom they’d become friends with to help them with the works.
I secured regional and national coverage.
Rogue builder ruins family home
Key Results:
Over 19 articles secured in the Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh news. Including: The Daily Mail, Yahoo, AOL, The Scottish Sun, Wales online and the Belfast Telegraph.
It also led to a Government Petition being launched to Introduce statutory licensing and regulation of builders.
Feedback
“Your help with this is much appreciated….”
