A deaf couple who were harassed out of their life savings by a rogue builder and left living in a ‘dangerous’ unfinished home with their three young children for months were moved to tears after 150 volunteers stepped up to complete the job.
Tonight’s episode of the BBC One show DIY SOS follows Rifat and Ahmed Ali’s ordeal after they were ‘pressured’ into paying the builder £72,000 before he abandoned the project.
Last April, the couple from Southampton commissioned the builder to carry out a ground floor extension that would make it easier to keep an eye on their children, including son Adam, who
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