Gulliver Builders

If I could go back, I would have avoided Leon & Gulliver Builders at all costs. I have wasted 7/8 months of my life waiting for this company to start a job which never happened. After I awarded Leon the job over other contractors, he made me wait months to confirm a start date. He told me repeatedly to call him but then he didn't answer - I am talking way over 20 times. The start date arrives, I've been providing Leon updates by text (since he hasn't answered the phone) on the tradesman I've booked. No answer. I call Leon repeatedly during the day and I finally receive a text. The start date has arrived, my laborer's on site and an electrician has come to disconnect a cable, and LEON IS IN TURKEY! "Sorry I'm on holiday" - on the date that he clearly gave me and made me wait MANY months for. No a single text beforehand, just flew away with a date clearly marked in the diary and no notice given. He tells me he will be back in around a week and so I look forward to the work commencing then. A week or so passes, I contact Leon again, and he texts me that he's now in IBIZA! It sounds like he's having a great time, but what about the clients he's taken on work for and is screwing over by not turning up to on agreed start dates without any notice given? Anyway, the third attempt at completing the work arrives and Leon provides a date of the 15th August. The start date arrives, the stone mason confirms Leon has not placed the order for the stone (which was in the agreement), I call Leon, and this time he says his wife is wanting a divorce and things have been bad at home since Friday. Well, it's Monday now, once again, no notice given and laborer's + electrician paid for on site by me. If he's having personal issues, why would that stop 2 brick layers or laborer's from coming to excavate? Removing a half-brick wall is hardly a complicated task, why would the owner of the company need to attend? Just more wasted time and money at my expense. I feel completely messed around - I gave Leon this job in good faith and it's cost me nothing but time and money working with him - he obviously does not care about his customers, communication or his business and is more concerned with going on holiday.