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Oxfordshire TS jails rogue traders


A pair of rogue traders who defrauded a vulnerable homeowner have been jailed

Richard Young

Posted 10 July 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|South East


UPDATES: Two rogue traders who exploited an elderly Oxfordshire resident out of more than £477,000 have been jailed after a major Trading Standards investigation uncovered years of fraudulent home improvement work.

Two rogue traders who targeted an elderly resident of Headington have each been jailed for 45 months following an investigation by Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards.

Harry Davies (28) of Banbury, and Ben Birch (45) of Steeple Aston, cold-called at the victim’s home in March 2021 and offered to carry out gardening, guttering, fencing, window replacement and driveway work at the ...

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