Devastated pensioner left 'high and dry' and £15,000 out of pocket after kitchen company goes bust

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A devastated grandmother has been left “high and dry” after the long-established company she paid £15,000 to for a dream kitchen went bust.Widow Caroline McVicar bought a house in the Forgewood area of Motherwell in December last year after returning to Lanarkshire following decades living abroad.Kitchen fitters from DM Design in Cumbernauld were supposed to turn up and install the pensioner's beautiful new kitchen on Monday but no one arrived.The 72-year-old, who is originally from Hamilton, was left stuck with a “shell” of a kitchen just months after moving home to Scotland from Spain, where she had emigrated with her late husband.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The gran-of-five forked out the huge sum less than two weeks before the company – which had previously been fined for “blighting” the public with thousands of unwanted marketing calls – ceased trading with the loss of more than 30 jobs.Caroline paid the firm £3000 on February 6, followed by another £12,000 payment on February 12 to supply and fit her kitchen and flooring.

She is one of around 30 customers currently known to be affected.The mum-of-two told Lanarkshire Live: “I’m absolutely gutted.“I tried phoning them and nobody answered.