“60,000 euros paid, but we don’t even have heating”: family of five scammed by contractor from their own family | Exclusively for subscribers

Kjel Burgos (21) and Tiffany van Hove (31) bought the oldest house in Hemiksem, with the intention of turning it into their dream home. But the contractor collected around 60,000 euros in advances and then did not hear from him again. The result: the couple and their three children, including a ten-month-old baby, are currently – literally – in the cold. “When we come in, we sometimes spontaneously burst into tears.”