Sorry to put this in aibu, am a long time member of Mumsnet, very much need some advice.
I've just discovered that earlier this week a roofer knocked on my parents door and my mum has signed two pieces of paper - one she doesn't have any more and one is a quote for roofing works to £2400. She went to the bank to transfer from savings to current account to pay, they told her not to do it. Happened to be a police officer there and they said the same. Scaffolding has appeared on the house and the roofers are coming back on Monday. Money is still in parents account.
I cannot think that a legit company would be available so quickly (they are in south England) and am v v concerned that this is going to go horribly wrong. Their roof is a bit knackered and my mum is desperate to get it fixed which is why she's agreed to it. She is mid 70s, dad late 70s, I suspect theres some early signs of memory loss at best in both of them (saw them two weeks ago and was starting to worry before this happened!).
Parents have not handed over any money yet. I am three hours away. If I can get there on Sunday can I tell these people to fuck off? Can I lie and say I have power of attorney, and they don't even have that much money? If my mum has signed a contract how the hell can I get them out of it? If the scaffolding is up is that them technically starting work?
Any advice v much appreciated.