A couple claim they are facing financial "ruin" after returning from holiday to find their home in a "horrific" condition. Tracy and Stephen Williams, from near Swansea, allege the builder they hired to renovate their house has caused damage which could cost £20,000 to fix. The builder Morgan Gay has defended the standards of his work.
Mr Williams claims he received an electric shock from a live wire allegedly left hanging in the kitchen of the Three Crosses home. The 54-year-old alleges he also hurt his hip when he slipped in a "pool of cement" left on the lounge floor. Mr Gay, 21, claims the couple had been advised not to come back to the house until the floor screed had dried for 72 hours — which Mrs Williams denies.
Mrs Williams, 51, has borrowed £2,000 from her mother to help cover the bill for repairs including re-plastering and rewiring. "It's like something you see on television but you never believe it will happen to you," she said. "What kind of Christmas are we going to have? All I can do is cry. I can't eat or sleep."
