A family say they have been left "at breaking point" after a rouge builder left them £40,000 out of pocket. Mum-of-two Charlotte Rudolph and her husband Sam Peacock had been renovating their home they bought in January, and hired a builder to help them.
But the builder left the property unlivable and "disappeared" after he asked for additional money to cover invoices and costs of materials.
When they refused the pay, Charlotte said he ignored their letters and removed his tools and some of the materials. The family had been living in a social housing rented property for four-and-a-half years, but finally purchased their "forever home" for £287,500. Have you suffered from a similar incident?
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