https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq6FCcgNMNs <br />Victims of a cowboy builder who has been ordered to pay back a paltry sum have said his punishment is a ‘slap in the face’. <br />Despite a judge describing Lawrence Martin, 36, as a ‘thorough menace’ he was ordered to pay back just £108 of the £650,000 he scammed out of more than 50 people. <br />Lawrence pressured clients into paying tens of thousands of pounds in deposits before declaring more work needed to be done, sending costs spiralling. <br />When he was challenged, he told one customer who asked for a refund: ‘You got more chance of winning the lottery.’ <br />One woman was having work done to help her dying father-in-law. Another couple lost more than £110,000 and dozens more were left with wrecked homes and no life savings. <br />Judith Kipling handed her life savings of £32,500 over to Martin to build a wet room at her home in Southampton. <br /><br />⚠️ Disclaimer: <br />Content Context: This video discusses unverified information and theories from the internet and various news outlets. It is for educational and informative purposes, not endorsed as facts. <br /><br />#UKNews #londonnews #DailyNews #UKExclusive #UKTopStories #UKDailyNews #UKTrendingNews #BreakingNewsUKLive #JamesWestNews
