UK Landlord Forum / Life

A former estate agent, Mark Howe, has been convicted of 13 thefts and five other charges.

Howe, who once ran several businesses including Beach and Howe Estate Agents and was also a financial adviser, is thought to have stolen more than £1m from elderly and vulnerable people in Yorkshire.

He tricked them out of their life savings to fund his own lavish lifestyle, which included expensive cars, gambling and holidays in Spain.

His victims included his former mother-in-law, a woman with cancer and a man with lung disease. He also used an elderly couple's details to get a mortgage with Northern Rock on their home, without their knowledge.

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Man what an arse, nothing wrong with trying to make a bit fo money but scamming old people out of it? Completely uncalled for, it also reinforces a stereotype that people in the industry are all sharks.

At least I didn't see this pushed in the media too much.

Frank, the link to your site is wrong!

Sorry, I am such a spoon I can't type the url of my own blog! Funny.