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Feb 2021
Harrogate builder left £30,000 conversion 'in such a state' it was demolished
Harrogate builder James Moss has been ordered to repay a customer after a court heard a £30,000 garage conversion was so poor it had to be partly demolished.
Karen Macgillivray-Fallis, from Burton Leonard, told a virtual hearing at Harrogate Justice Centre yesterday that in 2018 she paid Mr Moss to create a living space for her mother-in-law.
Unhappy with the quality of work, she asked Mr Moss to either reimburse the money or continue working. He then ended contact with her.
She said:
District Judge Helen Wood ordered Mr Moss to pay Ms Macgillivray-Fallis £9,586 plus costs. The small claims court has a £10,000 upper claims limit.
The judge accepted this would mean that Ms Macgillivray-Fallis "is going to be out of pocket".
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Chartered quantity surveyor Peter Slater told Judge Wood that Mr Moss' work on the extension did not comply with building regulations. Mr Moss disputed this.
Mr Slater said there were problems with the plumbing, plastering, insulation and electrics and recommended that the extension was demolished.
He added.
Defending himself, Mr Moss said he was only an employee of Yorkshire Outdoor Design, the company contracted to do the work.
The sole director of the company, which has now been dissolved, was Mr Moss' wife.
Judge Wood struck out this defence and said Mr Moss "had provided no evidence" that he wasn't the frontman of the company.
The case was originally due to be held in December 2020 but was adjourned after Mr Moss told the court he was self-isolating.
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