article_snippet.sent: Phillip, a civil servant had used all Phillip, a civil servant savings to buy the property five years before for £325,000.
article_snippet.sent: It will cost £35,000 to repair The parents home .
article_snippet.sent: The couple builder recommended and pay a £7,000 deposit for the work.
article_snippet.sent: So far The couple had paid the first builder £10,000 in total - and had a home with no roof to show for it.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, the sub contractor began work on the sub contractor loft conversion after asking for £7,000 for materials and labour.
article_snippet.sent: The couple have been left devastated by the state of The couple home - as well as £17,000 out of pocket. '
article_snippet.sent: A friend set up a fundraising page so people can donate money to help The couple reach the £35,000 people will need to repair people home.
highlights_snippet.sent: He charged £7,000 for parts and labour but left parts and labour with unsafe building .
  