Forecasters have been tracking the path of Storm Isha as it approaches the UK.
02.01.2024 - 10:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A family were left homeless and 'plunged into debt' after a builder walked out on their £115,000 dream home renovation. Zeeshan Noorani, 37, and his wife Gosia, enlisted the help of a recommended builder to renovate their four-bed property - but were devastated to find he bailed mid-project.
The couple and their two children were left homeless for 17 months as their 'hole-filled house' was 'windowless, damp and uninhabitable'. Zeeshan and Gosia are now in debt after having to fork out £75,000 to hire another builder to make their home liveable.
After being forced to leave their home, the family had no fixed address for nearly two years – during which time they lived with friends, family, in an Airbnb and a two-star hotel. The 'horrific' situation heaped pressure on the family, with Zeeshan suffering a nervous breakdown and their eldest daughter Clara being taken out of school.
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Zeeshan has reported the builder, who is not being named, to Trading Standards, and contacted the local council and police about the issues but was told it is a civil matter.
They are still £8,000 short of the cost for the new work and have launched an online fundraiser to help finish their four-bedroom mid-terrace home – which was originally supposed to be completed in December 2022.
“I don’t really know the words to describe it – dire, horrendous, horrific, all match up to where we are now,” Zeeshan told PA Real Life. “It felt like we were living in purgatory, being stuck in a hotel room.
"Then we exited it and everyone’s life is moving on and we’re just in this
Forecasters have been tracking the path of Storm Isha as it approaches the UK.
Greater Manchester is set to be battered over the next few days as a 'danger to life' warning has been issued for the region. A yellow weather warning will be in place from midday on Sunday, January 21 to midday on Monday, January 22 and covers the entire county.
Storm Isha is set to batter Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK this weekend.
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