An Essex builder who fraudulently promised to deliver luxury garden rooms for customers has been sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Christopher Escrader, 35, of School Lane, Little Melton, Norwich, was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday 13 September. This was after he pleaded guilty to four offences of Fraudulent Trading under S.993 of the Companies Act 2006. He was also disqualified from being a company director under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 for seven years.
Essex Trading Standards launched an investigation in September 2019. This was after receiving numerous complaints from Escrader’s victims in Essex and the surrounding areas.
The companies identified from the complaints were Hudson Garden Rooms Limited, who most consumers were contracted with, Hudson Bespoke Builders Limited, Hudson (Essex) Limited and Hudson Living Limited.
Hudson Garden Rooms Limited went into liquidation. However, Escrader continued to trade and receive money in different business accounts without notifying customers which company they were contracting…
