Jason Brice, a rogue tradesman from Bristol, left Jaime Fagan’s household dwelling in a “shoddy” state with a leaking roof – after which disappeared with the cash Jaime paid him
A rogue builder who deserted a job for 2 disabled youngsters was caught partying with the money in a nightclub.
Jason Brice, 46, evaded the household – and justice – till victims Jaime and Noah Fagan noticed pictures of the person partying at Popworld and “flashing” wads of money on the bingo. Armed with the information of Brice’s whereabouts, Jaime instructed police who arrested the person, and he is now been jailed for eight months.
Jaime, 46, mentioned: “We felt we had carried out our due diligence, he had a registered firm, had references and was on Checkatrade. However it was all faux and we simply didn’t realise it on the time.
“He disappeared, leaving us with a gap in our roof. After I noticed the images of him out and about at Popworld, and the Brean vacation website, spending our cash along with his associates, I felt utterly sick. He had taken us for fools. He had performed on our insecurities to take our cash for a superb time. He was conscious this was all the cash we had. He knew what a detrimental influence this may have on our household, and he did it anyway”
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Jaime had employed Brice after she remortgaged the household dwelling to construct a loft conversion to accommodate their two teenage sons with particular wants. Nonetheless, he vanished with the household’s cash, claiming psychological well being and household difficulties, leaving the constructing in a “shoddy” state with a leaking roof.
After Jaime and 48-year-old Noah noticed the brazen photos on social media, they instructed police, who mentioned it was a “civil matter” however Buying and selling Requirements took on the case and located two different victims. Brice was caged at Bristol Crown Courtroom final week.
As he was being taken down the defendant, who traded as Creo Creations, shouted: “What, I’m going to jail, is that actually essential?” The choose replied in a single phrase: “Sure”.
Mum-of-two Jaime, of Bristol, continued: “The best way he reacted to the jail sentence confirmed he had no regret and didn’t assume he had carried out something unsuitable.
“It’s over three years since he arrived in our dwelling to start out an eight-week piece of labor, and it nonetheless is not carried out. He walked away from our mission with all our cash leaving us with no means to make the home protected and useable. The outcome has been utterly devastating to our bodily and psychological well being and our funds.”
The Fagans had been left round £36,000 out of pocket with some work nonetheless unfinished when Brice walked out on the job. It emerged he additionally left two different households with unfinished constructing tasks and important monetary hurt and emotional misery.
The Fagans’ mission included a further lavatory – a moist room – to assist their boys, aged 17 and 14, with private care, and a spare room to permit for a carer to remain in a single day as the kids bought older.
Moreover, that they had deliberate to make use of the loft extension as a small apartment-style studio for his or her sons, who she mentioned “might by no means reside independently.” Brice modified his quantity and it took Jaime months to seek out one other builder to take the mission on. She later found Brice had not even accomplished the £38,500 of labor for which he had been paid.
“The outcome has been the compete reverse. It is a full mess, and I’m so indignant that Jason Brice felt it was acceptable to make use of our vulnerabilities to tear us off for his personal private acquire,” Jaime continued.
“The Popworld photos all had dates and had been over the past month when he claimed he had psychological well being points. However he was our partying and spending all our cash.”
Brice, from Bristol, admitted three offences beneath Client Safety laws.
