Cowboy builder scammed homeowners out of £650,000 – but will only pay back £108

One of Britain’s worst cowboy builders who scammed more than 50 homeowners out of nearly £650,000 has been ordered to pay back just £108.

‘Thorough menace’ Lawrence Martin ‘took advantage’ of vulnerable customers who have called the small fee a ‘slap in the face’.

The 36 year old was jailed for five years in February as he pressured clients into paying tens of thousands of pounds in deposits to ensure work could begin...