Bennetts Builders

Awful company. They took my deposit of 1750 for garage conversion and delivered 2 bags of sharp sand. Then I heard nothing from them. I have left numerous voicemails and sent dozens of emails but they don't respond. I got my sister to phone them from a different number, posing as a new customer, and they replied and turned up to her house to give a quote. They scarpered as soon as my husband showed his face asking why they couldn't finish the job they started. In my opinion, this company is nothing more than a front for thieves. I should have read the other reviews (apart from the fake one they wrote themselves) before I even considered entertaining this cowboy.
Feb 5th, 2023

Top job on my drive and garage, would highly recommend
Oct 15th, 2018

Bennett's promised the world but all they delivered was excuse after excuse - when they could be bothered to turn up. They were over a week late starting the job, and did not respond to any of the voicemails, emails or text messages that we left. we thought they had done a runner with our deposit. When they eventually turned up after I threatened to cancel the job and go to court to recover the deposit, they did a full day's work and it looked promising. They were doing a simple garage conversion with a small extension to the rear. Unfortunately, the brickies were sub-contracted and didn't turn up for a few days. Tony Bennett blamed it on them, the weather, a falling out between them and having to take his wife to a charity dinner! It was NEVER his fault. I should have listened to the alarm bells that were ringing when I received a text from a neighbour asking me why the builder was urinating in the middle of the street. This was seen by her children! Over the following weeks there was no progress, no contact and no trust. His promises that he would 'start the roof next week' didn't amount to anything. Then, after a week of silence he sent me a text demanding more money to start the roof, despite not even finishing the walls that support the roof. He had barely done any work and was now asking for more cash up front. Needless to say, I promised him payment upon satisfactory completion of some work. At this point he decided to walk off site leaving his rubbish strewn all over my garden. He also took my door key and failed to return it, meaning I have to pay to get the locks changed. All in all, he promised everything and delivered problems. I strongly recommend you do not part with any money until you see work to that value... and have the patience of a saint! Having now appointed another builder and spoken with the Building Control Officer, it is evident that the small amount of work done is not compliant. The walls are not sufficiently tied to the property, the damp proof course is too low, and the overall floor level, including door threshold is lower than the rest of the house therefore needing a step down inside the room. The whole lot has to be taken down and rebuilt! I will be taking legal action to recover the additional costs and would advise anyone think twice before appointing this company, even for the most basic of jobs! The minimum grade I can give on this review is one star. That, in my opinion, is two stars too many! Edit: since posting this review I have received threats from the company. Demands to remove this review within 48hrs or pay the consequences. This review is accurate and honest. All statements can be supported by email, text messages and cctv footage. I will not be harassed into removing a true account of this awful company.
Dec 22nd, 2017

This Company used us in St Neots Cambridgeshire to remove the soil and bring in aggregate for the job they were completing, Tony telephoned our office and put everything in place and we completed the requested work. Once the invoice was sent I was met with excuse after excuse as top why they hadn't paid. We are now going through the process of having to take the company to court to recover monies owed to us over 2000. Local suppliers BEWARE money up front or you may find yourself in the same situation. Even through the court they have ignored the request to pay so it will be taken further.
Nov 20th, 2017