Bee & Tony's Nightmare Build SOS
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Hi there - my name is Linda Campbell and I am crowdfunding on behalf of dear friends of mine, Bee and Tony Bennett.
Bee and Tony are in their 70’s and both suffer with significant health issues. Bee’s rare degenerative auto immune condition (mitochondrial dysfunction) leaves her very short of energy and unable to walk any distance. Tony is Bee’s carer, but for the past 18 months he has suffered from a neurological condition leaving him in constant pain. He is currently awaiting surgery.
When Bee’s father left her a small inheritance it enabled Bee and Tony to plan alterations to their home to make it much more disabled-friendly to meet their needs for the future.
By March 2017 they had appointed a recommended builder to do the work, which involved creating an attic bedroom and ensuite bathroom, handing over a £10,000 deposit. The job was to take 6 weeks at a cost of £28,000. After many months of delays the builder left the site before Christmas 2017 with £25,000 advance payments and has not returned. He has done a fraction of the contracted work, building two dormers with no support, and left the property dangerously structurally unsound, unusable in parts and damaged in others - the roof now leaks causing further serious damage to their home.

Bee and Tony are faced with huge costs to make their home structurally safe. The building inspector has said that no-one should enter the attic until a Structural Engineer has assessed what is necessary to make it safe and prevent a major collapse. They have been advised that this work is likely to cost more than they have already paid out and they simply have no funds left to do this.

Both the Trading Standards Authority and Police are investigating this case but, even if the builder were to be charged, this would neither allow them to recover their losses nor repair their home.
Hence crowdfunding which is a last resort which causes them great distress but may be the only way to make good the huge damage done to their home and allay their greatest fear - losing their home.

The costly floor which Bee and Tony had laid in the attic prior to her inheritance had been removed by the builder, together with all the loft insulation, in order to do the work but I was shocked to learn he had left this piled up in the garden and it was too damaged by the elements to be usable. Bee and Tony had to employ someone to clear this and all the other rubbish left strewn around their garden, causing concern both to themselves and to their neighbours.

As you can see from this photo the house has been left in a very dangerous state and Bee and Tony genuinely fear that it could collapse.
URGENT funding is needed to pay for the structural engineer and then employ builders to:
* make the house structurally sound to prevent possible collapse;
* make the building waterproof;
* redo work which does not meet building regulations;
* repair all structural damage to their home;
* complete the loft conversion;
* pay the weekly cost of the scaffolding.
Bee and Tony would be so grateful for any help that might enable them to stay in their home - their already poor health is being seriously compromised by the stress this has caused them.
If you were able to help it could make a huge difference to their lives.
All withdrawals are made to my account and transferred directly to Bee and Tony, protecting the identities of anonymous donors, which are known only to myself.
Thank you for reading Bee and Tony’s story - please share and remember that however small a donation it will make a difference to their lives.
Bee and Tony are in their 70’s and both suffer with significant health issues. Bee’s rare degenerative auto immune condition (mitochondrial dysfunction) leaves her very short of energy and unable to walk any distance. Tony is Bee’s carer, but for the past 18 months he has suffered from a neurological condition leaving him in constant pain. He is currently awaiting surgery.
When Bee’s father left her a small inheritance it enabled Bee and Tony to plan alterations to their home to make it much more disabled-friendly to meet their needs for the future.
By March 2017 they had appointed a recommended builder to do the work, which involved creating an attic bedroom and ensuite bathroom, handing over a £10,000 deposit. The job was to take 6 weeks at a cost of £28,000. After many months of delays the builder left the site before Christmas 2017 with £25,000 advance payments and has not returned. He has done a fraction of the contracted work, building two dormers with no support, and left the property dangerously structurally unsound, unusable in parts and damaged in others - the roof now leaks causing further serious damage to their home.
Bee and Tony are faced with huge costs to make their home structurally safe. The building inspector has said that no-one should enter the attic until a Structural Engineer has assessed what is necessary to make it safe and prevent a major collapse. They have been advised that this work is likely to cost more than they have already paid out and they simply have no funds left to do this.
Both the Trading Standards Authority and Police are investigating this case but, even if the builder were to be charged, this would neither allow them to recover their losses nor repair their home.
Hence crowdfunding which is a last resort which causes them great distress but may be the only way to make good the huge damage done to their home and allay their greatest fear - losing their home.
The costly floor which Bee and Tony had laid in the attic prior to her inheritance had been removed by the builder, together with all the loft insulation, in order to do the work but I was shocked to learn he had left this piled up in the garden and it was too damaged by the elements to be usable. Bee and Tony had to employ someone to clear this and all the other rubbish left strewn around their garden, causing concern both to themselves and to their neighbours.
As you can see from this photo the house has been left in a very dangerous state and Bee and Tony genuinely fear that it could collapse.
URGENT funding is needed to pay for the structural engineer and then employ builders to:
* make the house structurally sound to prevent possible collapse;
* make the building waterproof;
* redo work which does not meet building regulations;
* repair all structural damage to their home;
* complete the loft conversion;
* pay the weekly cost of the scaffolding.
Bee and Tony would be so grateful for any help that might enable them to stay in their home - their already poor health is being seriously compromised by the stress this has caused them.
If you were able to help it could make a huge difference to their lives.
All withdrawals are made to my account and transferred directly to Bee and Tony, protecting the identities of anonymous donors, which are known only to myself.
Thank you for reading Bee and Tony’s story - please share and remember that however small a donation it will make a difference to their lives.
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Linda Campbell
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