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The lucky residents of Slough are in for a treat this September with the opportunity to watch a free play teaching them about the dangers of cowboy builders and scam artists.

The “scambuster” musical is called Too Good To Be True and focuses on the perils faced by a victim of a rogue tarmac tradesman and is being hosted by Trading Standards.

A survey commissioned by the National Federation of Builders (NFB) has revealed that the soaring cost of living is driving more than 60% of UK adults to use cash in hand builders.

With almost 100,000 complaints being made against rogue tradesmen each year, Julia Evans, chief executive of the NFB says: “As long as the temptation is there, people will be willing to take the risk.”

To combat th

A subject close to ProblemSolved’s heart – the crackdown on cowboy builders – was addressed today in an announcement by the Government.

Housing Minister Caroline Flint proposals include freeing up more time and resources for local authorities to focus on areas of highest risk, by removing statutory notification stages, and increasing their powers to tackle illegal or botched construction, as well as the potential use of fixed penalty notices and stop notices.