Police have warned people in Ripon to beware of shoddy builders turning up on their doorsteps offering to carry out work.
A Ripon police post on the North Yorkshire Community Messaging website on Saturday said it and trading standards had received a number of reports recently of poor workmanship.
It said:
“Would-be builders have turned up on spec at people’s homes offering to replace guttering, point chimneys, repair roofing etc.
“Work carried out has been found to be sub-standard and shoddy but has been charged at a premium rate.”
Police urged people to be cautious of employing unknown door-to-door tradesmen.
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