Daily Mail
A builder has demolished a £475,000 detached property while its owners were on holiday after a dispute over money.
The house in Stoneygate, Leicester, has been left without a roof and scattered with rubble after the tradesman decided to undo the work he had already carried out.
Owner Jay Kurji, 40, said that he and the builder fell out over a £3,500 bill.
He said: ‘I bought the house last year. The builder started in February and we wanted lots of work done so it could become our family home for six of us.
‘We wanted a two-storey extension, a new roof, new wiring and for it to be more environmentally-friendly. It’s a nightmare, Unfortunately I picked the worst builder.’
Mr Kurji contacted the police, who said it was a civil matter and not a criminal case, before also emailing Trading Standards.
