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Dec 2021
Harrogate cowboy builder James Moss declared bankrupt
Harrogate cowboy builder James Moss has been declared bankrupt, following a string of civil court cases in the past few years for poor quality or unfinished building work.
Mr Moss left a trail of shoddy workmanship across the Harrogate district and owed over £30,000 to five different homeowners who won cases against him.
A document on the public records website The Gazette says Mr Moss filed for bankruptcy last week and his application was accepted the next day. It lists him as not working and living in Summerbridge.
Mr Moss has multiple claims outstanding from people who hired him for building work.
Last year, the Stray Ferret heard how two women won cases against him in the civil court.
They included a woman in Harrogate who said he left a £13,000 kitchen half-finished whilst pocketing almost the total agreed quote.
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Three different claimants have also won cases in the county court against Mr Moss this year alone.
In January, he was told to pay £11,495 to a woman who was unhappy about the quality of his work.
In February, he was ordered to repay money after a £30,000 garage conversion was so poor it had to be partly demolished.
In April, he was ordered by a judge to repay a man from Knaresborough £1,275 after he took a deposit but failed to show up on a job.
None of them have received any money from Mr Moss.
The Stray Ferret asked Mr Moss for a comment but he declined.
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