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Rogue trader given banning order


A builder who ripped off his customers has been banned from running a business

Richard Young

Posted 26 March 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|London


UPDATES: A rogue trader who left homeowners with unfinished building work and heavy financial losses has received a banning order alongside criminal penalties, preventing him from managing companies in the future.

A rogue trader who scammed tens of thousands of pounds out of his victims, leaving a trail of unfinished construction projects in his wake, has been banned from running a company for seven years following an investigation by Redbridge Trading Standards.

Matthew Collins, of Cat Hill, Barnet, pocketed nearly £70,000 from homeowners across the London Borough of Redbridge for work includ...

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