A rogue landscaper carried out "shoddy" work in a woman's garden which led her to selling her home. He also put pressure on her to pay for more work and accused her of underpaying him by £400.
Jason Jones, 36, of Pontypool, was contacted by his victim after his business was advertised in a residents' handbook in Blackwood. She asked for a quote for a retaining wall to be knocked down and rebuilt in her back garden. The defendant lied in the advertisement by claiming he had a waster carrier licence, which he did not.
A sentencing hearing at Newport Crown Court heard Jones attended the victim's home and initially gave a quote of £8,700 for work to the wall as well as laying patio paving slabs and steps. He also quoted £6,300 for work on the driveway and £700 for the building of a small wall above the driveway. They agreed on a price of £13,000 with the defendant saying he would start work in July 2021.
