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The project was stopped part-way through after a local roofer warned the work was defective.

Stephen Pickersgill, from Leeds, took upfront payments then vanished before finishing the work.

More than half of tradespeople have seen an increase of late payments compared to a year ago, a survey finds.

Residents are asked to be wary of scam tradesmen who are operating in the Bailiwick.

The cottage, which will form part of a new wellbeing hub, is due to be completed by the end of May.