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24th
November
2004
Beware 'cowboy' builders Dudley householders were today warned to be on their guard against cowboy builders after a man was conned out of £11,000 for work on a flat roof which did not need doing. Trading Standards officers from Dudley Council have issued the warning following a spate of incidents. They say a number of people have received knocks on their doors from builders who claim, falsely, that work urgently needs doing on the roof or ridge tiles. One Dudley resident had a narrow escape when a builder knocked his door and said his ridge tiles were loose. The man went up on the roof and proceeded to unnecessarily remove two ridge tiles before offering to carry out repairs at a cost of £280. Sensibly the householder refused to have the work done but now faces the prospect of having to pay someone else to put back the ridge tiles the cowboy removed. Karen Shakespeare, cabinet member for the department of the urban environment, said: “These cowboys prey on people’s fears and try to con them out of money, sometimes people’s life savings. I cannot emphasise enough that people should never give work to people knocking on their door, in my experience reputable traders do not need to get business using these tactics.” newsdesk@yampy.co.uk. --> |
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