What did rogue letting agent Michael Gill (above) do after fleecing landlords and tenants of £800,000?
Er, move across the country and set up in business again.
Er, move across the country and set up in business again.
Gill, 39, was this month banned from running companies for 10 years following the collapse of London-based The Property Bureau (UK) with debts of £2million.
More than £300,000 in rent wasn't passed to landlords over the previous two years. Another £14,000 was due to tenants, who were expecting their deposits back.
No accounts were filed over four years and Gill's wife Tracy was also banned from company directorships for three years.
During the liquidation, Gill pleaded ignorance and poverty. But the Insolvency Service found that he was "in charge of the day-to-day running of the company" and his wife sold their North London house six months later for £1.5m.
The pair now live mortgage free in a £500,000 house in the West Country.
We tracked Gill down to Charles Barnard, an estate agency in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Its website was registered eight months ago to Gill's flat in North London.
Gill didn't want to comment on The Property Bureau (UK), as investigations were "ongoing". He said he was "assisting" the owner of Charles Barnard but, as he was not handling client's money, "trust is not an issue".
More than £300,000 in rent wasn't passed to landlords over the previous two years. Another £14,000 was due to tenants, who were expecting their deposits back.
No accounts were filed over four years and Gill's wife Tracy was also banned from company directorships for three years.
During the liquidation, Gill pleaded ignorance and poverty. But the Insolvency Service found that he was "in charge of the day-to-day running of the company" and his wife sold their North London house six months later for £1.5m.
The pair now live mortgage free in a £500,000 house in the West Country.
We tracked Gill down to Charles Barnard, an estate agency in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Its website was registered eight months ago to Gill's flat in North London.
Gill didn't want to comment on The Property Bureau (UK), as investigations were "ongoing". He said he was "assisting" the owner of Charles Barnard but, as he was not handling client's money, "trust is not an issue".
