A tradesman has been handed a 43-month custodial sentence at Bristol Crown Court today (April 27) after pleading guilty to running a fraudulent business.
Daniel Denison, 60, of Kingsteignton, Devon, was paid significant amounts of money by homeowners for building work which he either failed to complete or never even started, between October 1, 2016 and April 30, 2018. He took substantial deposits from his customers but delivered the building works to a poor standard.
He also failed to apply for planning permission when required, requested additional payments for so-called 'extras' or left jobs unfinished. Completion deadlines for building work were missed and calls from those customers he had taken money from were repeatedly ignored.
