'Cowboy builder took thousands from us to build our dream extension and all we were left with was a wonky wall'
When Annabel Isherwood learned she was expecting her second baby, she and her husband had a choice to make.
"We'd never had building work done before", Annabel told LancsLive. "I suppose we were a bit naive but he seemed trustworthy and his reviews were excellent. We thought we had done our due diligence." “They would leave early or disappear off the job. The van had broken down, or he would be asking for money for tools. It got to the point where I was saying, ‘this isn’t in line with the online reviews’, but we were constantly being told it was all okay," she said.
Katrina Raynor had handed over a disability grant from South Ribble Borough Council to convert her garage for her disabled daughter. The work was such a poor quality, Ms Raynor’s daughter would not have been able to reach the sink or get into the shower in her wheelchair. But despite the warnings, Hopkinson continued in his assurances that all was well with Annabel’s extension.
In May 2023, Hopkinson was jailed for 20 months after pleading guilty to three offences under the Unfair Trading Regulations 2020. Judge Ian Unsworth KC said: “The company was failing but you took on more work. I am satisfied that you were deceiving your victims. They all believed you were a reputable builder and your company was a sound entity.”
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