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Lincs rogue builder pleads guilty


A rogue builder who charged for unfinished work has been prosecuted by Lincolnshire TS

Richard Young

Posted 16 September 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|East of England


UPDATES: Lincolnshire Trading Standards has secured a guilty plea from rogue builder Christopher Marshall, who took payments for materials and unfinished work, failed to provide cancellation rights and left customers facing further costs.

<p class="summary">A rogue builder who took money for work that was never done has pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud following a prosecution by Lincolnshire Trading Standards.</p> <p class="summary">Christopher Marshall (44) of Melrose Way, Grimsby, operated under the business name CM Property Maintenance across Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire.<...

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