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Yvonne Elliott, a Leeds grandmother who was conned out of her £14,000 life savings by a rogue trader for a 3m by 6m living room extension, is set to see her extension be completed with the backing of Travis Perkins.
Local builder, Graham Nash, of Pinnacle Builders Leeds, said his team of staff and sub-contractors, would carry out the work by providing his time and expertise completely free of charge, the latest in a long line of such projects he has delivered over the last five years.
A GoFundMe appeal has raised around £4,500 to help fund some of the materials required and the UK’s leading builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has now stepped forward to supply the remaining £7,500 worth of products to complete the job.
The Travis Perkins donation was revealed as a surprise to Yvonne and Graham as they featured in a live interview on ITV’s This Morning.
Yvonne said: “Graham has been incredible throughout this whole process and for him to donate his time and skills free of charge is amazing.
“I’m equally grateful to the people from Travis Perkins for the material donation. When Alison (Hammond from ITV’s This Morning) told me about the donation, I squeezed Graham’s hand. I felt blessed and so glad that someone would help me.
“My faith in mankind had been destroyed after what happened. I was so low but I’ve been uplifted now thanks to the overwhelming support that I have received from everyone.”
