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An estate agent who stole money has been banned from acting as a company director
Posted 16 June 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Property and Housing|East of England
UPDATES: A rogue Suffolk letting agent who defrauded landlords and tenants has been banned from acting as a company director following a Trading Standards investigation that exposed widespread misuse of tenancy deposits and rental payments.
A rogue letting agent who defrauded his customers of more than £80,000 has been banned from acting as a company director for eight years following action by Suffolk Trading Standards and the National Trading Standards (NTS) Tri-Regional Investigations Team.
Francis Smart, who traded as Smart Residential Letting Agents in Newmarket, is already serving a 32-month sentence after being f...
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