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E L Landscapes, Musselburgh Road, Edinburgh (2026)

18/02/2026

Hear it, run with it, add to it. Just make sure it’s the truth. Am not here to get involved in the back a forward in some of the made up crap I’m doing my best to right a s**t situation.
But anyone wants the truth in my situation you’re more than welcome to come for an adult conversation over a brew and see the hard facts start to finish.
This wasn’t an issue that started just last year, this wasn’t a case of taking peoples money to live my life.
This hasn’t been a splendid Christmas on everyone’s money, in fact very far from it. This also isn’t a man with a fully landscaped garden again very far from it. Feel free to come work your way through the dug crap an what else if ya like.
There was £0 0p when I was told to stop working due to my condition every single penny was used to keep running jobs am moving forward working through the mess
This isn’t a man buying new vans & cars.
This isn’t a man that folded a company an kept taking deposits.
Infact this is a man that tried to keep a business running that started falling to bits 2 years ago. A man that kept trying to pay his boys a run jobs off all the wrong job deposits. A man that fell so far behind with times, lead to money disappearing from jobs fast an having to make it up some way or another hoping one day it would all come right.
This is a man who silently paid of a 5k CCJ that ruined his business and kept trying to push through.
This is a man who pushed through every day in pain trying to fix that mess that had been created.
This is a man who should have learned to stop money wasn’t spent on the luxury’s of life money was spent on running jobs paying men’s wages including myself at times some weeks I walked away with nothing. Machine Hires etc etc
So many factors lead to how last year played out, it was never ever a case of takings peoples money an not giving a toss. Jobs were so far under priced trying to win them, effort was running dry from every one 1 week jobs were taking 2 3 weeks to complete.
Money ran dry rapid between wages an materials I could sit all day an explain.
I’m open to speak with anyone everything is backed up with bank statements, hospital letters and diagnoses. Evidence of wages paid out it’s all there every last bit, I’ll have an adult conversation with anyone who wants to it’s not a problem. I have nothing to hide my truth is out an lying will get me no where.
Things haven’t moved fast I understand that, we had some ID issues that are now sorted, an the files we were waiting for are now on there way. Everyone’s bankruptcies are different an vary in times it takes to sort out. The evidence I have been asked for to provide before things move are out of my control an all I can do is follow as I’m asked.
I’m no here to go back and forward an have been advised to stop all contract that is why there has been no posts or messages from myself.
I am fully aware of the post on cowboy builders, I’m also fully aware of what parts of those comments are factual and what comments are nonsense. Because yes there is a lot of truth in some of them but there certainly a lot more crap than real hard truth.
Everyone likes to jump on the bandwagon given the opportunity. Just remember I have no skeletons left in a closet 😉
I’ve not left a comment or gave any interaction to the posts on that page, an I don’t plan to either it’s not worth the time of day cause what ever I say or do is taking as a lie that’s unfortunately due to some of my actions an I take responsibility for this.
This post will be my very last correspondence as I have been advised to do so. I am still very much so going through this process and yes it’s taking longer than everyone would like but I can only move at the pace of things coming to me, there might be more things they ask for after receiving these files when they arrive. I have no idea it’s a new process to me as it is everyone else. I’m trying my best to get what I’m asked for asap to help things move at a rate that can give people answers as soon as possible. I’m not a big company’s with loads of assets that can just be claimed to fix the issues quick the process is a lot different for a sole trader.

Better yet send the police back out to see me if you believe otherwise

18/12/2025

Just an update for people to keep everyone in the loop.

Just awaiting one more credit file to arrive, hoping it will be here by the end of this week start of next with the others arriving yesterday.

All contracts are printed off, ready to be handing in with these files. As mentioned once this has been done things should to start to move forward a bit quicker than it has so far.

As said I am acting promptly at every stage to make sure things are done as soon as possible to have the full action started.

This can only progress as fast as the paper work is coming to me, I am making sure each an every step is followed as I am asked to do so.

I understand everyone’s frustration, but all I can do is make sure I keep the update true an honest an give them at the first opportunity I can.

As I explained in every post this isnt going to be a quick process these things take time, the relevant people need everything they asked for infront of them for everything to process through at once. I am working with Citezens advice providing all they ask for as quick as I possibly can.

I can only update as a when things are moving and that’s exactly what I’ll be doing through out the whole procedure untill everyone is settled.

I do apologise things are maybe not going as fast as people may like, but I’m following every procedure I am giving in the meantime.

02/12/2025

Update Following Yesterday’s Meeting with Citizens Advice

I wanted to provide an update for everyone regarding my meeting with Citizens Advice yesterday.

During the meeting, we reviewed all of my paperwork, and I completed the necessary form that allows them to take over handling all outstanding debts in order to move the process forward.

We also discussed the Sole Trader/LTD situation. As I never actually traded under the LTD company, the matter is being treated as a Sole Trader issue. This means the debts fall under personal liability and will be dealt with through insolvency once Citizens Advice formally instruct that process.

Below is a breakdown of the amounts owed to each client:
• Jo: £3,870
• Caroline: £2,245
• Karen: £2,300
• Emma: £4,980.83
• John: £4,857.60 (plus also £846.43 paid for the planter that was built, and £1,250 paid for labour for hand-digging out the garden, building the planter, removing two full skips of waste, and spreading 10 tonnes of hardcore, with 2 tonnes still on site making it 12 tonne)
• Scott: £2,760.50
• Margo: £1,665.86
• Harry: £1,000

Total outstanding: £23,679.79 (before adding John’s additional payments).

I have everything documented, including:
• All deposits received
• Every penny spent at merchants
• All payments made to staff
These records will be shared in due course. I have spent considerable time organising everything to ensure the process can move forward as quickly as possible.

I am now awaiting the documentation set up by Citizens Advice yesterday to arrive by post. As soon as it arrives, I will complete it and hand it in the same day so that progress can begin immediately. It may take a few meetings for everything to take effect, but I will act promptly at every stage.

I also have statements and proof of income prepared to email over today. After that, the postal form will be the final step needed to fully set everything up.

Two witnesses attended the meeting with me yesterday to ensure nothing was missed and that everything was transparent.

Additionally, I met with the police on Sunday morning to discuss the situation in full detail. I showed them activity on my bank account and explained the steps I am taking. They were satisfied that I am doing everything possible to resolve the situation responsibly, and they have put in a referral for additional support for me moving forward.

This is the most complete update I can provide at this stage. I will give a further update once the paperwork has arrived and been submitted.

I will also attach the follow-up email from yesterday’s meeting as proof for my clients that I am sticking to my word moving forward.

Regards,
Liam

24/11/2025

I want to take a moment to clarify the situation and ensure that the truth is understood. Everything written here is completely honest. I have no reason to lie, and I take full responsibility for my actions.

First, I fully recognise that I have created a deeply problematic situation involving both my business and my personal life. I have made serious mistakes, and I cannot apologise enough. No one is more disappointed in me than I am in myself. This is something I have gone over in my head thousands of times, long before any of it became public.

I also acknowledge that I used an unacceptable and scummy excuse at one point. I regret that more than I can express, and I will live with that terrible decision for the rest of my life. At the time, I was struggling badly with the loss of Lola. It felt as though I lost both her and Kobey in the same moment, and it completely turned my life upside down. Combined with delays in work and financial pressures, I panicked and said something I could not take back. It was disgusting behaviour, and I take full ownership of it.

There are many reasons why things ended up the way they did — this didn’t happen overnight. Problems began a couple of years ago. Mark recently posted something to protect himself, and I respect that entirely. However, there are issues relating to our working relationship that need to be acknowledged.

We took on several large projects that did not turn out as expected. Some weeks we were taking home as little as £500, which was a massive drop from what we were previously earning. We both had our personal struggles, and although we were best mates, things slowly began to fall apart. I made mistakes, stayed quiet about them, and worked my way through multiple jobs trying to keep people paid and fix the issues I had created. Then my health declined rapidly, and this only added to the difficulties. All of my medical issues are backed up with letters from doctors and hospitals.

During this time, our work routine deteriorated. We were working shorter days, taking more time off, and losing motivation. Customers and others can confirm this. Both of us were in a very dark place, and everything happening behind the scenes contributed to the situation getting worse.

In the last week we worked together, I was in hospital dealing with the nerve damage in my spine. During that time, Mark went to an interview — which he had every right to do — and I only found out when I went to his on the Monday morning. We discussed what was left to do: two jobs that would have brought in around £1,200 each. We only completed part of one job, and the other job wasn’t started at all. The job we mostly completed was worth £1,400 in labour. That meant we were due £700 each. I paid half and still owe him £350.
I will also add he come to visit me last week to sort out a couple differences a never once mentioned I was due him thousands. In regards to not buying tools never at first yes but he knows his self I started buying tools. Gave him half a brand new mixer we both paid for, to settle £250 he was due out a job from north Berwick.

I know money was spent in ways it shouldn’t have been, and that affected both of our wages. But I always tried to pay him around £1,000 a week, or as close to that as I could. Instead of opening up about the issues, I tried to fix them on my own, which was the wrong decision. But at the time, I didn’t know how to have that conversation — not even with someone I considered a best mate.

This message is not meant to start an argument. If people are going to talk, then I want the truth to be out there as well. We did a lot of good for each other, and we also made mistakes. There were times I didn’t get paid what I should have, and times he didn’t either. Business isn’t always straightforward.

I was trying to make every job work and keep everything together because I never wanted to disappoint anyone. For the first time in my life, people were proud of me. That feeling meant everything to me, and I tried desperately to hold onto it. But that same pressure is what pushed me into this situation. I had people looking up to me, and I have let them down. That burns every day.

As for where the money went — I genuinely cannot give a clear explanation. The car is on finance, the holidays were mostly paid by my partner, and our standard of living never really changed. I simply kept coming up short. I began operating business and personal expenses out of the same account, and everything spiralled from there. I even looked into bankruptcy last year but convinced myself one last push would fix things.

It didn’t. I worked right up until a week before everything collapsed, trying to put things right, trying to push through the pain, and trying to correct my mistakes. I failed — badly. I let people down: customers, friends, and family.

I never took anyone’s money intending to “bump” them. Not once. I always intended to complete every job for every deposit taken. But my health got worse, my ability to work declined, and my judgement was clouded. Mark left for his own reasons, and I don’t blame him. I was left trying to run things with a skeleton crew while barely able to get out of bed. My medication destroyed my immune system, personal issues with my mother added pressure, and everything came crashing down at once.

I truly am sorry for the position I’ve put people in. I never meant for it to reach this point.

Regarding the LTD vs. sole trader confusion: a bookkeeper advised me to register as LTD, then an accountant told me I didn’t need to because I had no payroll. So I applied to go LTD but never traded under it. Everything was done as a sole trader, meaning all debt is on me personally. I have a face-to-face meeting on the 1st to officially start sorting this out. All money owed will be repaid, regardless of the outcome.

I’m not a thief. I’ve made many mistakes in life, but I’ve always gone down trying. No one can take that away from me.

There have been great times in business and extremely dark ones — the dark ones caused by my own actions, which I admit fully.

As for what I owe:
• It is not £40,000 — it is just over £20,000.
• There are 8 customers owed money, totalling just over £22,000.
• I owe £1,000 to one individual.
• I owe £1,800 to another who helped fix a problem for me.
• Total debt created over the last two years is roughly £25,000.

I wish I could explain exactly how it happened, but the truth is I can’t. My attempt to fix early mistakes only made the situation worse.

I have done wrong. I have said things I shouldn’t have said and made decisions I should never have made. All I can do now is own it and work through the process of putting things right. It won’t be quick. There are meetings that need to take place, and I’ve never been in this situation before. But I am taking the correct steps.

Citizens Advice is now involved, and everything is being handled through the proper channels. They have all documentation from the 1st of December. Once I have my meeting, I will update customers on the next steps. That is the best I can do right now: be open, honest, and responsible.

I am deeply sorry to everyone I have let down and everyone affected by this. I am disappointed in myself more than anyone else ever could be. I’m not looking for sympathy — I’m simply telling the truth.

The people who matter will still be by my side when this is over. Others will show their true colours. That’s life.

This has been the hardest lesson I’ve ever learned, and it will stay with me forever. I’m not a bad person — I just let a bad situation spiral out of control. But I am doing everything in my power now to put things right.

The next update will be provided to customers regarding the official next steps in this process after my first meeting on the 1st of December.

22/11/2025

I just want to make this clear for everyone.

THE INSOLVENCY PROCESS HAS STARTED NOT COMPLETED

I have been in phone call discussion for the past week. My first face to face appointment is on the 1st where the ball will start rolling. This won’t be a quick process these things take time.

I could have put my head in the sand and kept my mouth shut. I have been fully transparent in my messages and public post. Yes the situation is crap for you everyone.

Myself included, none of this was done out of bad intentions. It also was intended to carry out a complete every single job booked in to the diary.

I have a compressed nerve at the base of my spine, I am playing with been able to enjoy my children an everything that comes with it. I’m sorry but I am not willing to be in a wheelchair for the sake of a job.

Unfortunately due to my health the business itself started to carry debt from the past year and a half trying to make things work while falling apart, all to no let people down.

I fully understand people are angry etc but I had to safe guard myself with this process as I really don’t know what the future holds for me at this time.

I am very sorry things come to this but again I was left with no other option, I don’t know the next time I will be fortunate enough to provide an earning for my family. This was my 1 an only option.

I’m not a bad person an many people will tell you this.
Running a business as a one man bad ain’t easy.

I’ve had some really amazing highs and lows some very very low low’s but threw it all I’ve always tried my best not to let anyone down.

This be the last of my explaining a contact. As mentioned to team will be I touch IN DUE CORSE. Once they start moving forward, there could be a few meetings before everyone is in full swing

The correct people will be Intouch in due course.

Hope this clears a few things up for people

Again I express my sincere apologies, thing’ were never meant to end this way
The last thing I wanted

18/11/2025

Subject: Important Update Regarding Company Insolvency

Dear Customer,

I hope you are well. I am writing to share some difficult and unfortunate news.

The company has now begun the insolvency/bankruptcy process. Following recent updates regarding my health, and with no clear date for when I may be able to return to work, I have been left with no other option.

I want to offer my personal and sincere apology that things have reached this point. Over the past 1.5 years, I have tried my very best to prevent this outcome, but a number of factors have contributed to the situation we are facing today. I have never been one for quitting an maybe I should have stopped trying to turn things round long ago, at the start of this roller coaster. I am truly sorry for any inconvenience or distress this may cause. It was never my intention, an do believe if health never got in the way things would be very much different. Along with the staffing issues this year.

An appointed insolvency team will be taking over all matters from here. They will contact each client individually in due course to explain the next steps and to support you in claiming back funds owed. As this process is now being handled legally and formally, there will be no further direct contact from myself.

In the meantime, you may also wish to contact your bank chargeback team, as they may be able to assist you in recovering your funds.

Thank you for your understanding throughout this very difficult time.

Sincerely,
Liam

16/09/2025

Good evening everyone.

The page has been quiet for sometime but don’t think the work rate has been the same. Plenty of jobs to get posting in the coming weeks. We are starting to get through the work now but as you are all aware we will be running behind until this years out.

Few big changes over recent months I lost a couple vital members of the team, while off with illness etc but I have a new team together now that is gelling well, an the work rate is nothing short of brilliant. Appreciate all the effort boy’s. The quality of work is just as good if not better👌

My clients have been absolutely fantastic threw out this spell an don’t think it’s went unnoticed. The understanding I have been given from you all is massively appreciated by the whole team.

For me this week is a well deserved break from the norm, we’re away to turkey with the family to enjoy some down time. The boys are running a job in Musselburgh an will have earned themselfs a few days at the start of next week for their efforts.

When I’m home be prepared for E L Landscapes to be in your face with post of all recent works completed.

Couple loose ends from jobs to catch up with on my return. We have a job in Dunbar to be started & completed on my return, then we will find our self starting to work threw some of the Haddington projects then back into Musselburgh for the tail of the year.

Along with some jobs to take care of over weekends inbeween.

Will see you all on my return & all enquiries will be picked up then also.

Many thanks
Liam

14/07/2025

Just to make you all aware, unfortunately I have tore the ucl ligament last week a major set back that wasn’t needed just as I started catching the diary.
Awaiting a call from the orthopedic surgeons to see how we progress forward depending on the severity of the injury determined by them.

This will have a slight knock to the diary, but the boys will be out pushing on just going to be a pair of hands down for the time being

I will try my very best to keep the boys on track aswell as doing what I can where I can.

Few ends still to tie up from last week an we continue to push on threw.

Appreciate that patience, any quotes I missed last week was solely down to this am trying to keep up with the diary, if you still require a costing from us feel free to pop us a message again. Ill be quoting while the boys are working

Many thanks
Liam

06/07/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Kyle Smith, Diana Douglas, Taylor Doyle, Michael Givan

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community, fans

01/07/2025

Wallyford project completed 👍

All enquiries to
E L Landscapes
07471256337

Please bare with us we re extremely busy trying to get threw everything

13/06/2025

One down another three to go 💪

North Berwick project completed, been a long hog an a lot of dirt moving but the results are worth it ❤️

Get these other ones completed over the next few weeks an back to where we should be.

Appreciate all the patience we have been given, with delays an job set backs. The proof is in the pudding for your end results 👌

All enquiries to
E L Landscapes
07471256337
[email protected]

04/06/2025

On going north Berwick project.

Another stage closer to the finish line, I’m sure I speak on behalf of the customer as well as myself. It’s good to see the end goal in sight now

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