The pitfalls of home renovations according to Mr and Mrs Keen
It seems that even MPs aren't immune to the curse of cowboy builders.
Responding to recent reports of repossession threats, MP Ann Keen told this site, “Like many others who have had alterations and builders in their home, we too have experienced the nightmare side of it.
"We had no choice but to halt work on our home because we became very concerned about the quality and standard. We had an independent assessment, which took some time, and we were informed very recently that the company we had been working with had gone into liquidation.
“Following this news, we have now been able to appoint a new company and we expect to commence the completion of our home in the next couple of weeks."
Speaking the press coverage over the home she owns with her husband and fellow MP Alan Keen, she said, "As you would expect, we have asked the council’s chief executive officer Mark Gilks to fully investigate how this could have happened – especially as the letter states that if I am currently renovating the property, the council has ‘access to a substantial amount of advice and information to help me’.”
She added, “Many people will be wondering like we are whether it is normal procedure for the council to inform residents of this facility through the national and local media.”
July 3, 2009