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With over 32 years of combined industrial and decorative painting experience , myself and brother decided to start on our own. We specialise in all types of painting and preparation work interior and exterior.

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Reviewed by Colin on 11/4/2017

Good solid worker who did the job required well and on time. Would happily use him again for further work.

Rely on the professional plastering contractors at Rd and Al Clements plastering. We have over 25 years experience in the plastering and rendering business and cater to provide excellent services to demestic and commercial customers in Wiltshire and the surrounding areas.

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Reviewed by Andrew on 27/1/2024

Andrew and Josh were brilliant fitting our insulated plasterboard skimming and the plethora of other small changes we made. Made a massive difference in the warmth of the house

Hi my name is Gary and i started GKMC back in 2002 servicing mainly large contractors on refurbishment of listed buildings. Specialising in lime re-pointing to brick and stonework, and also hard landscaping. Now looking to work in the domestic side. As of 2022 we now have offices in Selsey, Banbury & Sandy Bedfordshire.

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Reviewed by Seb on 31/3/2025

Excellent Chimney re-build by Gary and his son. Would highly recommend them

Welcome to Moore's Maintenance Services Limited Moore’s was originally formed in 1988. Since that time Moore's have built an impressive customer base and supply clients right across Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Dorset. Our team of fully experienced decorators provides you the highest possible standard in both commercial and domestic painting & decorating. We undertake the following services: - All Internal decorating works - From new plaster to old lath and plaster we have the expertise and experience - All External decorating works - From Soffit & facia's, sash windows, all types of render/masonry works - Commercial work - From a quick office freshen up, to a full end of lease dilapidation schedule. - Every team at Moore's is equipped with Mirka dust free sanders for the best finish & minimal mess! Whatever your task at Moore's we will concentrate on providing you with the highest level of service and workmanship - which is fully guaranteed. We will respond to your enquiry efficiently and produce a no obligation quotation. Please call or visit our website for further information.

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Reviewed by Gerry on 15/10/2019

What a great job, Darren, Lee and George were given the daunting task of painting hall and landing and 15 doors in super bright white. For 3 days they toiled with enthusiasm, courtesy and humour and what a fantastic result. The whole house is so much brighter and the finish is superb. Cannot recommend the company highly enough, they were just great

Hello, My name is Justin, we run a Construction & Carpentry company based in Castle Cary Somerset. We have been established now 20 years. We are a member of the Federation of Master Builders and Trust marked. who have inspected the quality of our work. We are also a registered Company to undertake room in roof work/ insulation under the government Green home grant scheme. We are competitive and reliable and look forward to hearing from you. Justin. JA Construction & Carpentry Ltd.

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Reviewed by Peter on 1/4/2021

I was really happy with the work completed on our decking. They were friendly and professional. I would definitely recommend.

Experienced Building firm covering Devon and Somerset Services include New build Extensions Conversions Refurbishment Plastering Rendering Kitchens Bathrooms Landscaping

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Reviewed by Sarah on 2/1/2020

Exceptional work. Very pleasant and polite and clean and tidy. Would definitely use him again.

we are a friendly family run business. providing a quality job at a good price.

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Reviewed by Gary on 15/8/2024

They did a great job, left the place nice and tidy and at a good price, couldn't fault them all would definitely recommend! Was also a quick turnaround from quoting to finishing off the work

We have been trading for in excess of 30 years ,15 years as a limited company, we undertake all building works on residential and commercial buildings including planning and project management. We will look at any job regardless of size or location . We offer a friendly service and always listen to your needs Trustworthy and reliable

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Reviewed by Simon on 15/4/2025

DBO CARPENTRY

Painter and decorator in Dorset

I have been working as a carpenter since I completed my qualification over 15 years ago .I have a wide range of experience and skills that I have learnt as I have worked on various projects.

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Reviewed by Jon on 4/9/2016

Excellent work, very good communication, polite and friendly, and exceeded by expectations. Highly recommended.

PWR Construction Ltd specialises in all types of building works, from big commercial contracts to small domestic works and maintenance. With over 25 years of experience, we take pride in our mandate to provide excellent workmanship and complete client satisfaction from start to completion of a project, however big or small. To understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer professionally with integrity and sincerity.

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Reviewed by Richard on 30/7/2025

Great work from Matt and his team, it been an easy process from start to finish, Matt’s always quick to respond to text and email. Very knowledgeable and a high standard of workmanship. Highly recommended

Fine Finish

Painter and decorator in Dorset

My name is James, a sole trader specialising in the fine art of plastering. I have 20years+ plastering and building experience to ensure your home has the finefinish it deserves. I am city and guilds accredited and have the skill set and knowledge for most wet trade applications whether on site or in your own home. From multi finish to Venetian I’m sure to be able to help you get the job done and done to the highest standard that you deserve.

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Reviewed by Chris on 10/7/2025

Hi! We’re a small, family-run building company with over 50 years of combined experience between me and my father. Trusted, reliable, and reasonably priced, we handle everything from small jobs to major projects like house renovations, extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, loft conversions, loft boarding, insulation, garden rooms, decking, sheds, and standalone garages. Contact us for a free quotation! Website coming soon!

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Reviewed by Laura on 30/7/2025

Paul came quickly and carried out the job with no problem even did extra which I wasn’t expecting and still in the same price. Would def recommend and will use in future

We are a family run building firm with 15 years experience. Your project, however big or small, is as important to us as it is is to you. We are members of the FMB ( Federation of Master Builders) and government backed by Trustmark. Here at Total Building Solutions Southwest, we pride ourselves on a commitment to your project, whatever the size.

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Reviewed by Andy on 6/2/2025

Professional from quotation through to completion. Straight forward and polite and the guys left everything clean and tidy. I would recommend this company and will be using them again soon

PB Roofing LTD

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we are a good reliable roofing company going since August 2016 doing all aspects of roofing no job to small or big

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Reviewed by Ian on 22/7/2025

Absolutely fantastic experience with PB Roofing! From start to finish, Paul was professional, punctual, and incredibly attentive to detail. Paul used quality materials and ensured everything was done to the highest standards. My roof looks amazing, and I feel confident knowing it’s been expertly repaired and maintained. Highly recommend PB Roofing to anyone looking for reliable and top-notch roofing services! Five stars all the way!

We work with all aspects of property maintenance, renovation, expansion and design. We are a small family business with over 40 years collective experience. I was trained using the traditional methods by two highly skilled craftsman; a cabinet maker and a boat builder. I have a vast and varied skill set covering most trades having worked both in the UK and abroad on both residential and large scale commercial properties. The philosophy at Palace Gate is to provide high quality and an excellent finish at a reasonable and transparent price. Quotations and advice are offered freely without obligation. We use high quality fixtures and fittings, sourced at reasonable prices - this combined with excellent craftsmanship guarantees the longevity of our work. We listen carefully to our customers requirements and offer our own experience and expertise to come up with various options, at all times working in partnership with our customers. We identify and agree a clear way forward before work begins. We recognise that it can be stressful hiring a new tradesmen and we want our customers to be relaxed, informed and completely happy from start to finish. We offer a very friendly approachable and highly professional service to home owners and tenants. We also work professionally alongside architects, surveyors and representatives from the local authority ensuring building regulations are fully complied with. We are also happy to partner with Estate Agents and other third parties on the client's behalf. We offer an excellent and efficient project management service to all of our clients as standard. Consistent clear communication and proactive thinking are our strengths. We are HMRC registered and fully insured. Palace Gate Buildings Services Limited is registered with Companies House as a private limited company. At the end of any work that we carry out we ensure that all of our jobs are left in a clean and tidy condition. We work with the ongoing aspiration that once a customer uses Palace Gate Building Services Ltd that they will want to return to us and become a customer for life.

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Reviewed by Suzanne on 17/1/2024

Experienced ,Hard working team . Fitting floors, doors, deckings. Making sheds , patios, fences , assembling furnitures and more. Goal is always to achieve customers satisfaction.

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Reviewed by John on 7/11/2021

Brilliant job laying our flooring. Punctual and went over and above.

Family-run partnership covering all aspects of carpentry and construction at competitive rates. With over 28 years of combined experience between us, we strive to work in cohesion with our clients to ensure the finest standards of service.

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Reviewed by Fred Harvey on 10/3/2025

Professional Building & Maintenance Specialists covering the majority of Internal and External Works. Providing top quality service at reasonable prices for several local Lettings Agents and Housing Association. Quality assured. Customer Service paramount

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Reviewed by Janet on 5/9/2011

Very punctual and efficient. Good communications and information and reasonable value considering the level of service. Highly recommended.

rjr builders

Painter and decorator in Dorset

hi i,am robbie,i have been in the construction industry for near on 30yrs,from 1st to 2nd fix carpentry,fitted kitchens,decorating,all forms of property maintenance,including external groundworks,and offer discounted rates to pensioners and benifits

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Reviewed by Emran on 2/10/2014

Robbie has now completed 2 jobs for me; roofing membrane on a large flat roof and a 50sm raised decking area on sloping ground. The work completed was of excellent quality. He is exceptionally diligent, trustworthy and his work is to a high standard. Both jobs were done on time and to budget. I would highly recommend Robbie and not only do we look forward to using his services again but have already recommended him to our friends.

CSM Developments

Painter and decorator in Dorset

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We are a family run business that cover all aspects of building work, carpentry, landscaping, garden maintance, maintance, waste clearance. We work to ensure your projects are carried out to the highest standards. We offer a free quotation and provide x1 basic template drawings of the plans in mind. You will also benefit from our trade discount. Communication is the key and our standards are high from start to finish. As an extra initiative we take pride in providing a free safety and security home check for the vulnerable and elderly. I.e doors and window locks, spy holes, window alarms, door chains and smoke detectors.

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Reviewed by Jack on 14/3/2025

All aspect roofing is a family-run business based in Tonbridge . In addition to roofing services, we provide an array of installations and maintenance for domestic and commercial properties With more than 15 years of experience, we use our vast knowledge and experience in the industry to help you avoid rogue traders and complete all work to the highest possible standards. Get in touch today to speak with our experienced team.

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Reviewed by Tony on 25/6/2025

Excellent from start to finish. Would highly recommend them. All rubbish removed.

I have over 40 years of experience in property maintenance. I am a city and guilds qualified painter, decorator and sign writer. I'm a registered contractor for a national housing association for Exeter and Plymouth as well as for Connells (estate agents) lettings division. Whether it's just changing a lock, unblocking a toilet, decorating one room or the whole house, or a refurbishment of the whole property - we can do it at competitive rates.

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Reviewed by Paul on 26/6/2024

Mike and his team are really lovely people, nothing was too much trouble. Lots of comments from people passing and neighbours on how impressed they are with the speed of construction and the final results. They were very meticulous on leaving the site clean each day after work. I would definitely recommend them and would not hesitate to us them again.

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Reviewed by JANE on 10/10/2011

Spencer is extremely efficient garden now looks great patio is a great improvement

I’m a handyman with many years experience. I’m doing everything from painting to electrical work. Professional electrical engineering education.

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Reviewed by Paul on 14/5/2023

Clean efficient , cery polite , got on with job . Perfect.

Scrivens

Painter and decorator in Dorset

Sure Projects have been recognized as a dependable contractor. We’ve provided clients with a wide range of services for all their needs. Please contact us if you’d like a quote or some advice, we’d be happy to help. Thanks. Simon @Sureprojects. •General Builders  •Electrical  •Plastering  •Carpentry •Decorating worK

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Reviewed by Ange on 27/9/2018

Simon let me down the first time, not even a tex or phone call, didn’t arrive at the time stated the second time, I declined the work to be done when he did contact me

self employed

Painter and decorator in Dorset

friendly and reliable sole trader, with over 20 years experience in roofing building and maintenance

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Reviewed by vida on 9/4/2015

Lee and Mark were pleasant doing my job efficiently and properly. I'd employ them again.

Exterior and interior window cleaning. Gutters clean and repair. Conservatory roof cleaning. Patio/ decking power jet cleaning.

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Reviewed by Helen on 18/9/2019

Greg is always very reliable and easy to work with. I would recommend him to anyone!

We are a family owned business specialising in weatherproof wall coatings and render repairs and finishes. We have been refurbishing wall exteriors for over 35 years, providing a high quality service, all of our work is priced fairly and guaranteed. Our wallcoatings are particularly effective in coastal areas and on wall surfaces that open to wind driven rain We also offer Dryzone treatments to combat rising damp issues

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Reviewed by Rachel on 26/5/2019

We can't recommend Arbiter Coatings enough! Bill was extremely helpful right from the quote stage to completion of the work. He offered us a solution to covering up the fake stone front of our home to give us the exact result we had hoped for when no-one else could. Don't be put off if you are a distance away from where Bill is based as Arbiter Coatings travelled a long way to us and had other jobs in our area, We can see why these guys are in high demand.

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Reviewed by Keith on 29/12/2009

I wish to thank 'Rated People' for providing me with such outstanding people as Ben and Nathan. Not only were they a delight to have around the house, but their attention to detail and superb finish, exceeded my expectations. It is rare these days, to find such young guys who pride themselves on perfection. They're a great team and I have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone considering tiling or re-tiling. I cannot fault them on either quality, value or reliability. Well done!

GPH Plumbing

Painter and decorator in Dorset

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Reviewed by Kim on 2/11/2013

Geoff was very punctual and professional when completing our job. He made improved amendments to the set up of our toilets for any future enhancements we want to make to the bathrooms at a later stage. We did need to call Geoff back to refit the mechanism in the cistern, but he came back the next evening with no fuss and no extra charge. Overall we are very pleased with the two toilets Geoff fitted and they have made a big difference to the look/feel of our bathroom/cloakroom.

We are a Salisbury based building and property maintenance company with over 15 years experience in the building trade who are focused on providing high quality service for our customers, Take a look at our website to see what we can offer

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Reviewed by Graeme on 15/10/2013

Great job, great communication.

AP WEY

Painter and decorator in Dorset

We offer a complete property service. We treat your property as if it were our own!

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Reviewed by Barbara on 17/2/2020

So quick, tidy and pleasant. Would definitely use again.

Cooper & Sons

Painter and decorator in Dorset

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EST 1983 Family run business 4th generation https://www.cooperandsonroofing.co.uk Here at Cooper & Sons roofing we like to give our customers full confidence in are services, all of are work comes with warranty from 1year to 25years. we take pride in all of are work, each person in are team has gone through the correct training to receive the highest qualification on each task needed. Please look at some of our 5* reviews from are happy customers.

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Reviewed by Patrick on 22/7/2025

Could not have asked for more ! Great service. Fixed the issue in no time and on time ! Great family business! Will use again !

Established company for 12 years working in the local area of 10 miles around Christchurch. Painting and decorating along with general repairs our speciality.

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Reviewed by Paul on 18/11/2019

Dave did a great job for us, our lounge now looks amazing. He is very professional and friendly, we would highly recommend him.

M Cook Building

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Reviewed by Lee on 7/7/2021

Did exactly what you want from a tradesman, turned up when he said he would and finished on time. Made a great job of walls. Would recommend

R.J.Nicholls

Painter and decorator in Dorset

I am a time served engineer with 50 plus years of experience in maintenance of all types of buildings, grounds and gardens. My skills are attention to detail no matter what sort of job i am doing and include the following, painting and decorating, assembly of flat pack units, curtain poles and tracks, blinds, shelves, mirrors & picture hanging, all handyman and general D.I.Y jobs. Gardening, fencing and gates, assembly & repair of sheds.

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Reviewed by Vivienne on 16/11/2018

Excellent very professional unlike the first guy we got from you the cupboard fell off the wall Richard a true proffedionsl would like him to eork for me again

Good experienced carpenter offering a friendly, reliable and trustworthy service. Currently working for myself and for LM Maintenance doing all aspects of carpentry. .Check portfolio of works on the LM Maintenance business page. Southampton.

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Reviewed by Ryan on 23/11/2016

Brickwork delivered to high standard. Very reliable.

A D Services

Painter and decorator in Dorset

With over 10 years experience, AD Services provide a range of quality building services to meet your requirements.

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Reviewed by Wendy on 27/4/2021

Alex did an absolutely wonderful job, Karchering/Pressure washing my patio and path to shed. He spent right amount of time, and had ‘eye’ for detail, protecting my plants which had grown along their edges too. Thank you Alex — 5 stars on this Review is because you deserve it.

We are a local Home Improvement company, From kitchen and bathroom fitting to full re roofs. With over 12 Years experience we employ a dedicated team to cover the whole of Dorset. More info can be found at our web site

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Reviewed by margaret on 25/6/2018

Very happy with standard of work.

mark williams

Painter and decorator in Dorset

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Reviewed by norman on 19/8/2012

Mark was very good and carried out the work completely to my satisfaction

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Reviewed by Martin on 26/4/2019

Very hardworking and friendly people! Pleased with the outcome!

I cover all aspects of building work, carpentry, tiling and landscaping.

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Reviewed by Matt on 9/1/2025

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Reviewed by Christopher on 5/8/2012

Generally good

I have been a builder for 40 years and cover all aspects of building from new builds to renovations including electrics, plumbing, tiling, and decorating. I will take on any general maintenance works including any handymam jobs I have public liability..

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Reviewed by christopher on 19/6/2014

Job cancelled - unhappy with reliability at outset and proposed commencement dates.

We are a local company specialising in the supply and installation of coloured and printed glass, including kitchen glass splashbacks, glass worktops and glass wall coverings.

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Reviewed by Maureen on 11/9/2013

Excelent work at a reasonable price.Cleaned up after finishing job.Very pleased

Magnitron Ltd

Painter and decorator in Dorset

We are a local friendly maintenance company, with realistic prices. specializing in garden and tree work.

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Reviewed by nancy on 1/9/2015

Matthew overcharged for materials. He told me he paid £40 at Screwfix for the spikes. I was shocked and asked for a copy of the receipt but he didn't provide it. I did pay him in cash for the work then checked the price at Screwfix. The cost is £29.99 not £40. As a result, I cannot recommend him.

HS Builders

Painter and decorator in Dorset

We are a family run business and have been building through many generations with expert knowledge and experience passed on along the way. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail and completion of works on time and to schedule.

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Reviewed by Norreena on 17/5/2022

CROWN GROUP

Painter and decorator in Dorset

Awaiting update

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Reviewed by Anne on 31/7/2017

Highly recommend

D&M Flat Roofing is dedicated to providing high-quality roofing solutions for both conservatory and flat roofs. We operate across Southampton, Dorset, and the surrounding areas, offering a comprehensive service with a focus on reliability and durability. Our team specialises in both domestic and commercial projects, ensuring that every installation and repair meets our high standards. We use advanced materials like Supalite Tiled Conservatory Roofs, felt, fibreglass, and EPDM rubber to deliver long-lasting results. For added security, we are fully insured, and our work comes with a 20-year guarantee. Our aim is to ensure that clients have peace of mind, knowing their roofing needs are in expert hands. Our services cover a wide range of roofing needs, from installing Supalite Tiled Conservatory Roofs that transform your space into a year-round room to providing durable and cost-effective felt roof solutions. We also specialise in fibreglass roofs, offering lightweight and joint-free protection for your property, as well as EPDM rubber roofs known for their flexibility and durability. Additionally, we supply and fit uPVC soffits, fascias, and guttering to ensure your roofline is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Contact us today for a free, no-obligation quote.

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Reviewed by Barbara on 14/6/2025

Very clean and tidy at end of job

Friendly and reliable service fully insured

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Reviewed by Kate on 28/2/2023

Did a poor job. Begged to be paid and promised to return to fix issues. He never did and ignores messages. Felt not sealed properly, bubbled out and on the front where visible. Knocked 2 bricks completely loose and just left them like that. Didn't mention them. Regret taking a punt on him. Silly of me to pay the full amount. You live and learn.

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