Thanks to Tess de la Mare and BBC Online News for the Headline
This is a particularly harrowing story of a chap running a roofing business going door to door with cards saying they’ll repair roofs, remove moss and then when they turn up to do the work which they have quoted a few hundred pounds to do , they “identify” other work that needs done that will cost tens of thousands of pounds.
The target was two elderly and infirm old ladies. They were defrauded of over £70,000 between them.
Prior to sentencing the said roofer repaid both the ladies all the money he took for them, so he avoided a jail sentence. They were however both traumatised, both by the lenghth of time the work had taken and also by the fact that the fabric of their houses was damaged and they were left worse off than they were before any work was started.
Frankly what is to stop that man doing that again and how about the people who he did it to who didn’t take him to court? We know how difficult it is to bring a timely court case nowadays.
I think we should have an independent trade line that will advise people who are by themselves or are unsure or elderly about work that they need done. It should be part of local Councils Trading Standards Operations and door to door canvassing should be banned.
Namaste and Thank You for Reading. 🙏
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