Cowboy builder tore my home apart and disappeared off the face of the Earth with £14k
Victims of cowboy builders describe how they were exploited with one couple left "scarred for life".
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"The power imbalance is just so big between builders and homeowners."
— Sheri Ingram , Activist
"There needs to be better protections in place, there has to be."
— Sheri Ingram , Activist
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