Cowboy Builder Scammed Homeowners Out of £650,000 But Will Only Pay Back £108
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Victims of a cowboy builder who has been ordered to pay back a paltry sum have said his punishment is a ‘slap in the face’.
Despite a judge describing Lawrence Martin, 36, as a ‘thorough menace’ he was ordered to pay back just £108 of the £650,000 he scammed out of more than 50 people.
Lawrence pressured clients into paying tens of thousands of pounds in deposits before declaring more work needed to be done, sending costs spiralling.
When he was challenged, he told one customer who asked for a refund: ‘You got more chance of winning the lottery.’
One woman was having work done to help her dying father-in-law. Another couple lost more than £110,000 and dozens more were left with wrecked homes and no life savings.
Judith Kipling handed her life savings of £32,500 over to Martin to build a wet room at her home in Southampton.
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Victims of a cowboy builder who has been ordered to pay back a paltry sum have said his punishment is a ‘slap in the face’.
Despite a judge describing Lawrence Martin, 36, as a ‘thorough menace’ he was ordered to pay back just £108 of the £650,000 he scammed out of more than 50 people.
Lawrence pressured clients into paying tens of thousands of pounds in deposits before declaring more work needed to be done, sending costs spiralling.
When he was challenged, he told one customer who asked for a refund: ‘You got more chance of winning the lottery.’
One woman was having work done to help her dying father-in-law. Another couple lost more than £110,000 and dozens more were left with wrecked homes and no life savings.
Judith Kipling handed her life savings of £32,500 over to Martin to build a wet room at her home in Southampton.
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Content Context: This video discusses unverified information and theories from the internet and various news outlets. It is for educational and informative purposes, not endorsed as facts.
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