I lost £120k life savings and ended up in hospital after falling through faulty flooring installed by cowboy builder

A HOMEOWNER living near the beautiful New Forest lost £120,000 in life savings and was left with spinal injuries after he unknowingly employed a cowboy builder.

Malcolm Carter, 73 ,from Hampshire, initially asked the builder for a relatively straightforward renovation which he expected to take less than a month and cost a maximum of £24,000.

SuppliedMalcolm Carter says his home is still not up to scratch[/caption] SuppliedThe ordeal has cost Malcolm more than £120,000[/caption]

More than three years later...