A Weymouth roofer has been prosecuted and sentenced after pleading guilty to charging for work he did not do and unnecessary work at the homes of two women in Dorset, one aged 94, the other 67.

Frenny William Jordan (aged 60) of Wyke Road, Weymouth, trading as Ultimate Roofing and Building, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on 28 January and was given a 42-week suspended prison sentence and ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid work in the community. Mr Jordan must also pay 5,000 towards prosecution costs and attend 20 days of rehabilitation training. Arrangements are in place for him to compensate the consumers involved for the excess charges.

He had pleaded guilty to four offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and one offence under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981. The prosecution followed an investigation by Dorset Council Trading Standards.

The court heard how the first customer, a 67-year-old woman, living alone in a remote house near Bridport, West Dorset, contacted Mr Jordan for a quote to clear her guttering and install a water butt. Jordan gave a verbal quote of 180 but did not provide written details, including the customer’s right to cancel the contract. When work started on the property, Jordan then claimed work needed doing to her roof which he tried to charge her 1,750 for. The customer said that she could not afford to pay that but agreed to pay 1,500 by cheque. Jordan insisted on being paid in cash. When the...

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