NTSEAT statement - conditional selling
15th July 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFollowing the BBC Panorama investigation into conditional selling, a spokesperson for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team said:
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Four Birmingham men sentenced to a combined 7 ½ years imprisonment for counterfeiting and selling faked products
11th April 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFour men from Birmingham have today (11 April 2025) been handed a combined 7 ½ year sentence at Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to charges related to counterfeiting goods, including Adidas, Nike and Chanel clothing and accessories.
Read MoreRogue letting agents who targeted newcomers to the UK have been handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 months to over 3 years
25th March 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFive individuals have been hit with a range of sentences in one of the longest and most complex Trading Standards prosecutions in the UK.
Read MoreWarning issued about ‘nicotine free’ vapes
6th March 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesNew data published today by National Trading Standards reveal supposedly nicotine free vapes on sale to UK consumers have been found to contain nicotine. The findings have been published as Trading Standards continue to unearth new intelligence around the illegal vapes market.
Read MoreExtradition order and jail time for former Brookside actor
28th February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA total of 23 years in prison for former Brookside actor and his associates
Read MoreJail sentence for plumbing fraudster who exploited vulnerable homeowners
21st February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA man from Bolton who targeted victims across the North West has been sentenced to 4 years in prison at Bradford Crown Court today, after defrauding vulnerable customers out of a total of £250,000.
Read MoreFraudsters sentenced for dangerous building work
5th February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesThree men who carried out inadequate and dangerous building work that cost victims thousands of pounds have been sentenced at Newport Crown Court.
Read MoreSerial fraudster who targeted residents jailed
3rd February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA serial fraudster and repeat offender who defrauded his victims out of more than £75,000 has been sentenced to a further three years and nine months in prison.
Read MoreKent Trading Standards call time on vehicle clocking criminals
24th January 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFour round trips to the moon - that is the equivalent mileage removed from odometers by a trio sentenced following an extensive vehicle fraud investigation by Kent Trading Standards.
Read MoreBirmingham counterfeiter sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison
6th January 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA Birmingham man was sentenced on 2 January 2025 to 4 ½ years imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to counterfeiting.
Read MoreTV fire stick seller jailed for two years
3rd January 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA man from Halifax who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court today (3 January).
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