Accused of posing as an estate agent to con £86k

An expectant mother has appeared in court accused of posing as an estate agent to swindle £86,000 in rental deposits. Natalie Heffernan, 39, is said to have cheated potential tenants between 2015 to 2018. Heavily pregnant Heffernan appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court wearing a loose fitting shirt and flip flops. Komal Varsani, prosecuting, told the court: ‘The evidence shows that the defendant purported to be a letting agency. ‘In most cases they let the tenants into the property who are…