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This is a note or warning to Dulwich residents about a local builder.


His name is Andy Young.


He used to run a business called Create Bespoke.


This business has been liquidated (with work outstanding on clients? projects and money owed to his Eastern European subcontractors).


He has set up a new business called X.


Andy is without doubt the most dishonest person I have ever encountered. He overran on our project by a year. He left when it was incomplete. Not only incomplete but leaking into two places - one from the bathroom into my nine year old sons bedroom. He has refused to fix it.


We have had communication from the builders and electricians he used who say they have not been paid. Many of them are owed thousands.


He is a complete charlatan. Stay well clear.


If you want more information, please ask.

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  • 1 year later...
HI Faye - we had exactly the same experience with Andy / Create Bespoke - i only wish i has seen your message before - would love to catch up to hear your experience and anythign you managed to do about it - thankfully we have now found a new builder who is sorting out the mess Andy and Co created
It's helpful to share. Firstly please inform Trading standards in the area that they are registered. From time to time they will take enforcement action. Trading standards, or more likely citizens advice, can help on trying to get money back. Trading standards has been sadly savagely cut in last decade or so. Not deemed essential by our politician's

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