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A builder from Yorkshire has been jailed for four years after conning homeowners out of tens of thousands of pounds.

Darryl Glynn from Selby managed to get customers to hand over £54,990 for work that was left undone, leading to rain-damaged houses that had to be vacated and bills of at least £34,000 to fix.

Travis Perkins, the owner of DIY superstore Wickes, has revealed that it has seen an 11% drop in profits.

The builders' merchant had been hit by the slowdown in the housing market, with profits for 2009 down to £180m from £202.5m in 2008. The company has warned that trading conditions are still fragile and they are said to be "the most difficult in the group's history".

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