A FATHER and son building team have been cleared of pressuring an elderly man into having expensive building work done on his roof.
Maurice Cole, 45, and Sean Cole, 20, were found not guilty of making false representation and engaging in unfair commercial practice.
The jury at Croydon Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) also found Maurice Cole's company, MC and Sons Development Ltd, not guity of engaging in unfair commercial practice.
The case, brought by Croydon Council's trading standards team, dated back to May 2011 when the pair carried out building work at the home of Royston Harvey, now 90, in Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon.
Maurice Cole, 45, and Sean Cole, 20, were found not guilty of making false representation and engaging in unfair commercial practice.
The jury at Croydon Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) also found Maurice Cole's company, MC and Sons Development Ltd, not guity of engaging in unfair commercial practice.
The case, brought by Croydon Council's trading standards team, dated back to May 2011 when the pair carried out building work at the home of Royston Harvey, now 90, in Caterham Drive, Old Coulsdon.