As the Government launches the Green Homes Grant today, Trading Standards South West begins a campaign to help protect consumers from the threat of fraud. The Green Homes Grant is an initiative to get homeowners to invest money in improving the energy-efficiency of their property – while also giving the… Read More
Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders ordered to pay nearly £46,000
A pair of rogue traders were ordered to pay victims of their paving scam a total of £45,669 at Bristol Crown Court last week (31 August). In September 2017, brothers-in-law William and Thomas Connors were jailed for two and a half years each for fraudulent trading in connection with their… Read More
There’s no hiding place for rogue traders
Two trading standards services on different sides of the country have worked together to convict a rogue trader who preyed on the elderly and the vulnerable. Self-employed gardener James Holmes, 29, has been sentenced to 200 hours community work after being found guilty of fraud. Holmes, who pleaded guilty, was… Read More