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A lettings agent who pocketed more than £80,000 in deposits has been sentenced for fraud
Posted 05 September 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Property and Housing|East of England
UPDATES: A rogue Suffolk lettings agent who misappropriated tenancy deposits and rental payments has been jailed, demonstrating the consequences of fraud and the value of coordinated Trading Standards investigations.
The proprietor of a lettings agency who defrauded his customers of more than £80,000 has been sentenced to a 34-month prison sentence following an investigation by Suffolk Trading Standards and the NTS Tri Regional Investigation Team.
Francis Smart of Dowding Avenue in Cambridge operated Smart Residential Letting Agents in Newmarket. He was the subject of multiple complaints from lan...
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