A DEVESTATED couple have lost their life savings and have been forced to live on a construction site after cowboy builders left them with an “unsafe” extension – which had to be demolished.
James Bradshaw forked out £50,000 to extend his home in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, after a friend’s recommendation.
4
The 39-year-old hired a builder to add a two-storey extension to the family home and agreed to pay almost £70,000 for it to be completed by August 2021.
But after months of issues, delays and “shoddy” workmanship James claims the tradesman quit as he “didn’t want the stress”.
It left the family £50k out of pocket and living on a “building site” with the unfinished work causing safety fears.
James claims the builder would only work five hour days, and after his complaint he vanished with his cash.
A surveyor assessed the work that had been done and concluded it needed to be completely demolished and restarted due to structural issues.
When James contacted a solicitor he was advised not to bother taking the builder to court as he “won’t see a penny “of his hard-earned savings again – even if he wins the case.
He is now urging other people to be wary of “cowboy builders” who take advantage of “conscientious and decent people”.
James said: “The…
