An irate builder has admitted damaging a property he’d been working on after a row over payment.

Forty-year-old Shane Edward Kinrade, from Ramsey, admitted burglary with intent to cause unlawful damage.

It has been estimated that he caused damage in the region of £5,000 to the Old Bakery in Christian Street in Ramsey.

Kinrade, of Bircham Avenue Close, will be sentenced on September 1, after a probation report has been prepared.

Prosecuting advocate Harry Bellis told the court that the Old Bakery was being converted into dwellings at the time, but no-one was yet living there.

Mr Bellis said that Kinrade was hired to carry out work for the complainant as part of the renovations.

However, after completing the work there was a dispute over the £400 that he had requested in payment.

The complainant had said they wanted to inspect the work.

But on June 30, Kinrade was said to have obtained keys for the property from another builder and gone there.

He was said to have entered and caused what was estimated to be up to £5,000 worth of damage, with a hammer being used to damage walls.

Kinrade was interviewed by police and said that he had requested £400 for 16 hours’ work.

He admitted that he had ‘lost his head’ after not receiving payment.

The defendant was represented in court by duty advocate John Wright, who said that the prosecution facts were accepted.

However, Mr Wright said that he had seen photos of the damage, and it appeared to be hammer holes in plasterboard, in a fairly small room, so he could not see how it would come to near the figure of £5,000.

Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood said that the adjournment would allow time for proof of damage and quotes to be obtained.

Bail continues.