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Tag Archives: trading

‘Get rich’ schemes make people poorer

2 August 2017by

Online and postal scams, such as fake lottery wins, bogus inheritances and get rich quick schemes, are increasingly landing in local residents’ email accounts and post boxes. Trading standards officers […]

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Environment and Regeneration, Trading Standards

Builder jailed for preying on elderly

2 August 2017by

A cowboy builder has been jailed after his building company began knocking a pensioner’s house down without getting permission. Gary Nichols, Director of Gladstone Roofing and Property Maintenance Ltd, was […]

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Environment and Regeneration, Trading Standards

Council pull investment plug on world’s smallest travel adapter

2 August 2017by

A company claiming to be creating the world’s smallest travel adapter ignored potential safety concerns and continued to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds through crowdfunding campaigns, despite concern from […]

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Environment and Regeneration, Trading Standards

Council warning about rogue builders

18 July 2017by

Merton Council is warning residents to be wary of ‘cold call’ builders knocking on doors looking for work. Cowboy builders will typically pick on elderly and vulnerable residents offering quick […]

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