Man hired private detective to track down tradesman who 'disappeared with £3k'
dailyrecord.co.ukA man has admitted to hiring a private detective to track down a tradesman who 'disappeared with £3k'. Paul Howson, 36, claims he paid the worker to do a 'two week job' in his home, which is still incomplete eight months later.
The Liverpool Echo reports that the 36-year-old purchased the property in 2021, after moving back in with his parents to afford his first home.
He says that the house in Liverpool needed work and so he began looking for a tradesman to help his renovation. Paul said: "The other issue was finding workmen.
Post-covid people were either moving or renovating and I was getting people either not turning up or not replying."However, Paul finally had some luck and initially "really liked" the bathroom fitter, who came recommended by his sister's friend.
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