I think I sadly know the answer to this but I wanted to check if there was any way to get this resolved legally!
We had a small extension completed in 2022 with a limited building company. We had some issues with the builder through the build and always suspected something would come to bite us in the behind!
Well as we've had some stormy weather we've noticed the roof has got a damp patch that's started leaking.
We tried to contact the builder who has ghosted us despite offering full guarantee etc etc. So we got 2 professional roofing companies to come and have a look. They both agreed the whole roof needed redoing
The cost for this work is estimated to be c£5k. We've sent one last email to the builder outlining the issues that need rectifying and asked for him to contact us. Our plan was that if he didn't, we'd pay for the work and go through small claims to recover the cost
However, we've looked him up on companies house and found the company he did the work under has been liquidated and the next month he's started a new company with an almost identical name but, importantly, a new company registration number.
I believe this puts us in the category of 'totally fucked' as it means we cannot now pursue him for the costs of this work?
Any help or advice would be super appreciated!