Mum feared losing baby as home left 'unliveable'

A WOMAN said she feared losing her unborn baby from “stress and misery” after hiring a building firm linked to a growing number of consumer complaints.

- BY ELLIOT JESSETT

Her story is one of many painting a harrowing picture of financial hardship and emotional distress allegedly wrought by the actions of company director Frank Deary and his building firm.

Celsius Home Improvements was also hired by Liverpool GP Dr Murugesh, who says he “hit rock bottom” and feared for the future of his medical practice hiring Celsius.

They are stories that have surfaced following further investigations into the company. The Advertiser previously uncovered a network of 28 households who claim to have been financially and emotionally devastated after engaging Celsius Home Improvements. Collectively, reported loses are estimated to be in the region of £1.5 million.

Many individuals entrusted their life savings to the firm, only to be left with half-finished, unsafe homes, while Mr Deary lived in his multi-million pound West Lancashire home, in Aughton.

Despite multiple households reporting their experiences to Merseyside and Lancashire Police, they were informed their concerns fell below the criminal threshold and might instead be suitable for civil court proceedings. Meanwhile, Trading Standards departments in Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley and Lancashire received numerous complaints.

All claims made about Mr Deary in this article have been put to him. But despite numerous efforts to reach him, Mr Deary has not provided any comments for publication, although he initially indicated he would do so.

Though Celsius Home Improvements was officially dissolved in February 2022, its branding continued to be used for quotes and promotional materials well beyond that date. Instead, Deary’s operations were trading as Clearmetric Ltd, a company subsequently issued with a winding-up order in the Manchester District Registry on January 7, 2025.