Roofing scammers con homeowners out of thousands of pounds
"They took the lead off my neighbour's side of the chimney, which caused bricks to fall into his attic and the rain to go into his house," she told the BBC.The experience still haunts her: "I can't sleep. I don't eat properly".In the year to August the Citizens Advice Consumer Service received 9,000 complaints about roofing work, including problems with construction, repairs and weatherproofing. The two men then said there was further work that needed to be done, that would cost £2,500."An hour later they said it was sorted, but they'd found another problem," she said.It was dark and Charlotte felt afraid.
- ▪"They took the lead off my neighbour's side of the chimney, which caused bricks to fall into his attic and the rain to go into his house," she told the BBC.The experience still haunts her: "I can't sleep.
- ▪I don't eat properly".In the year to August the Citizens Advice Consumer Service received 9,000 complaints about roofing work, including problems with construction, repairs and weatherproofing.
- ▪The two men then said there was further work that needed to be done, that would cost £2,500."An hour later they said it was sorted, but they'd found another problem," she said.It was dark and Charlotte felt afraid.
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Roofing scammers con homeowners out of thousands of pounds Image source, Iryna MelnykByLucy Hooker and Anuk Weerawardana, Business reportersPublished6 hours agoScammers pretending to be legitimate workmen are charging homeowners thousands of pounds for roofing work that is not completed, done badly or not necessary, according to Citizens Advice.The consumer advice charity says one in 10 of all the scams it recorded over the past year were related to roofing, making it the most common type of scam brought to them.It can leave victims like Crystal, from the Midlands, thousands of pounds out of pocket.The 68-year-old was frightened and found it hard to sleep after a rogue builder left her roof with dislodged bricks and blocked gutters.She said she felt pressured into agreeing to having her…
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