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Homeowners who were left thousands of pounds out of pocket at the hands of their cowboy builders have revealed the emotional turmoil they have experienced at the hands of their constructors.
Their accounts come amid growing calls for the Government to introduce a statutory licensing scheme which regulates builders and protects customers seeking redress for poor workmanship.
Claire Paladino, 38, and her husband Leo, 43, from Northamptonshire, were keen to build a two-storey extension with a garage on their property in August 2019 when they hired their builder after seeking several quotations.
Describing her experience as absolutely horrendous , Mrs Paladino, who was pregnant at the time with her fourth child, claims she lost the sum of £39,000 to a builder who did not complete work, used cheap materials and whose construction did not pass building regulations.
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In June, the Cerebral Palsy Society cut services and staff, surprising members. The society threatened members and removed staff that spoke out.
The former board of one of the country’s richest charities, tasked with helping those with cerebral palsy, loaned millions to property companies that have failed to provide a return for the charity despite using the money to invest in Auckland’s red-hot housing market. Questions are being raised by charity members and experts over the deals, which saw the former Cerebral Palsy Society president and a colleague paid tens of thousands of dollars in fees for masterminding and managing the arrangement, which appears to have left a $2m hole in the society’s finances as services were cut to those most in need.