Bogus estate agent blames ex for £160,000 scam

A bogus estate agent who fleeced tenants out of up to £160,000 in rental deposits claims she was forced into it by her ex-boyfriend. Natalie Heffernan, 40, faces jail after she admitted 30 charges of fraud dating between 2015 to 2018. The mother-of=three, who appeared at Wood Green Crown Court dressed in a black suit over a white shirt, claims duress at the hands of former lover Chris Gosling. She shuffled from side to side as the judge, Mr Recorder…