Despicable - he ruined lives
A rogue trader who promised 'dream homes and gardens' left customers with unsafe work and piles of rubble.
Charles Brown, prosecuting, outlined four cases in which Grundy had promised to carry out extensive building and landscaping work for customers on the Fylde Coast. One of his victims was housebound with mental health issues and had not left her home for five years, he said. In March 2021, a second customer hired Grundy, trading as Lakefield Construction, to rebuild his garage. Grundy changed the plans, saying he could not provide a tiled roof due to a chimney breast - and two weeks into the project claimed his vehicle and materials had been seized by the police. He never returned to complete the work, and when the customer emailed Grundy, he was met with an abusive reply.
"Another builder came the next day and carried out emergency work to make it safe", Mr Brown said. "The entire weight of the chimney was resting on a flimsy piece of wood and without the emergency work, the chimney was liable to collapse at any point." Jonathan Woodward, defending Grundy, said the defendant felt "deep shame and remorse" at the way he had conducted his business. He said Grundy had been in the enterprise with others, who claimed to have the skills to carry out the work to a high standard.
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