Getting money back from cowboy builders

Poosmate

Good night little Psycho sis. Miss you lots and look forward to seeing you again some time next year!

Big Sis Poo

Wolfhound

Well done all of you. The house is beautiful.
Mike, I hope you are very happy in your new home. :beer:

UncleBuck

Mike

If you are reading the feedback to the show on this thread, I'd just like to say that I really hope that everything has turned out just as you'd wished and that the dark days are well behind you and the lads.

For "Mikes Mob", I'd just like to say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU for showing that the spirit of generosity and warm hearts are sill ALIVE in the UK!

For the BBC and the SOS team a GREAT BIG Thank You for all your hard work.

For those who gave their time and materials for free, a warm and sincere hug and wishing that 2011 repays you all 10x over in good health and good fortune.

Take Care

UB

simondav

Saw DIY SOS tonight, what a great result, very well done to all involved !! Very emotional viewing. I am the same age as Mike. I got divorced in 2002, and ended up buying a house that had been badly bodged by the previous owner, a so called builder who could talk the talk, but not walk the walk. Terrible electrics, plaster thrown onto walls, damp problems, no insulation, removal of a load bearing wall so part of the upstairs sagged, stud walls just held up by one or two small screws and so on. I should have noticed it as I have some building experience, but was going through a difficult time then and he was sympathetic to my personal situation. He was a conman. My situation then was nothing like as bad as Mike's, and I ended up selling the house after 2 years after doing some remedial works. This guy had damaged other houses in the area including my neighbour. She wanted a loft conversion, but he cut a huge hole in her bedroom ceiling in the wrong place for the stairs, and applied no sound insulation on the party wall between our houses. Bad builders wreck buildings and lives, but it was so good to see the fabulous house for Mike and his boys at the end. Overall there are so many more good people than bad, as this program showed. I am sure Mike and his boys will go on to happier things, as I have done.

SouthernBellE*

I did watch. I did warn you I was an emotional numpty so I've been trying to compose myself.

Nic you did us proud!

Told you all you'd need tissues!

Was lovely to hear from so many former posters, reminds me how very fortunate I was to be able to take part, how lucky I was to stumble across Mike's original post and how grateful I am to all those that posted before me. Had everyone not been so kind & supportive, I'd never have posted to begin with. I may have joined the forum for moneysaving advice but I found something far better. Good friends and supportive community.

Mike, Jack & Sam... I have no words, it's the wine, blubbing again!

Amazing family and so very deserving. Every happiness to you in the New Year.

SB
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katsu

I'm so proud of everyone in Mike's Mob - the long distances travelled to help out and those super furniture assembly skills

I was also really pleased that our support on here helped Mike get through and get on DIY SOS.

It was also lovely to see how many local traders were helping out.

Mike - all the best for the future. I hope you will now be able to move on in yourself to an even better and brighter future.

Poosmate

Hugs to you SB! We all love you, you are amazing!

So COPY AND PASTE THAT THEN!!!!

sillywilly

SouthCoast wrote: »

MatyMoo wrote: »

Not yet, despite getting judgement awarded against him.

The main part of the bit Dom did on the One Show was to explain how useless our legal system really is, even with the law on your side after winning a case you may still not get paid out.

All you need is for them to have all their money (or even property) in the wife's name and you are stuffed.[/QUOTE

Send the bailiffs in or serve a Statutory Demand.

Very wrong, seems like a bollox system. Ripping people off if you are a trade which equates to THEFT, FRAUD, DECEPTION and ABUSE seems to be a consequence free CRIME for the people who commit such thoroughly immoral acts.

You see it time after time on programs like Cowboy Builders and Rogue Traders and they just seem to get away with it.

The law needs to change and it needs someone with real clout?!! behind it who can make laws change.

I got fined once for cycling along an empty beach promenade perhaps 10 metres wide. Didn't see the signs. Got stopped by a beach warden and a PCSO. Told them I didn't see the signs, apologised, pointed out it was empty and doing no harm. Asked my name and address and having nothing to hide and being an honest person, told the truth.

Heard nothing about it. 6 months later I got a court summons. Turned up explained the situation to what I thought would be reasonable and rational people, realising no one was at any risk of harm, it was an accident i missed the sign.

They didn't want to know. Charged me £70 + £50 "costs" + £15 "victim surcharge". They wanted the money there and then and I said that I couldn't pay, which was true and I thought it was a joke.

I offered them £1 a week - they said the minimum I had to pay was £5 a week - or the fine would be increased or I could face a stay in prison if I refused to pay - no joke!!

I could easily have cycled past these people or given a false name and address but had nothing to hide and didn't know I was committing a "crime"!!

Sorry that is long winded - my point is I had to repay the "court / council" the full amount at the lowest I could £5 a week in 27 weeks - 6 months.

Why isn't the law the same for shysters who rip people off, steal from them and actually harm them - the same?

Barneysmom

It's fantastic - talk about all pulling together! :cool:

Thanks SouthernBellE for the pm I might have missed it if it weren't for you X
Mike all the best for a wonderful 2011

BILLIE

Hugs to you SB! We all love you, you are amazing!

So COPY AND PASTE THAT THEN!!!!

What like that Poo!! Ditto couldn't have said it better myself!! SB for PM.

Billiexxxx