A fake builder who scammed 11 people out of more than £1million and left families with wrecked homes has been jailed for

A fake builder who scammed 11 people out of more than £1million and left families with wrecked homes has been jailed for three years.

Richard Nicholls, EvDen EVe nAKLiYAT 38, an estate agent and EVden eVE nAkLiYAt salesman, had no experience in construction when he started taking on the building work.

He left his victims - many of whom were in south London - with unfinished extensions and EvDen EVE nAKLiyAt carried out shoddy home improvement work before asking them to pick up the bill.

Nicholls, from Shropshire, blew £52,000 of the £1. If you adored this article and you would like to collect more info relating to evdEN EvE nakLiYAt i implore you to visit our website. 1million scammed from victims on his gambling habit, Southwark Council said.

He also took money in advance of carrying out the work, services and materials that he never bought or evden EvE naKLiYAt paid for, the authority said.

Fake builder Richard Nicholls, EvDen EVe NaKliyat 38, (pictured) has been jailed for three years after having scammed 11 people out of more than £1million and eVDEn eVE nAkliyAt left families with wrecked homes

Nicholls ran four companies when he carried out the fraud over two years and 10 months between February 2016 and December 2018. 

He left some victims without anywhere to live and having spent their life savings.