Potential complaints about “cowboy builder” scams impacting households in England and Wales have nearly doubled since 2022, according to data referenced by reporting.
The figures are being used to highlight the scale of the issue ahead of a planned government clampdown. The outlets focus on the apparent growth in reported concerns over time, framing it as evidence that consumer protection measures are increasingly urgent. While the reporting points to a rise in the number of potential scams, it does not provide additional detail in the supplied excerpts about specific enforcement steps, timelines, or the geographic or sector breakdown of the complaints.
Overall, the coverage aligns on the core trend—an increase in potential cowboy builder scam complaints since 2022—while differing outlets (as represented here by the same publication) emphasize the lead-in to government action rather than discussing alternative explanations or separate statistics.
