Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has released a statement warning residents to be vigilant after receiving several reports of rogue traders operating in the area. The council states that traders have been cold-calling elderly residents and pressurising them into having their roofs repaired at an extremely overpriced rate.
To keep the community safe from being cheated out of pocket, the council has suggested that residents remain on guard if they are contacted by traders on their doorsteps. The victims of rogue traders and cowboy builders could result in shoddy or unnecessary work being carried out for a fee that could break their bank balance.
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