Builder ripped off customer by £14k

A builder overcharged a customer by £14,000 for renovation work on his home, a court heard. Michael Corcoran, 23, was employed by Richard Adams to carry out various jobs on his house in Bounds Green, including chimney repars and flashing. Mr Adams ended up paying Corcoran £17,300 for work valued at just £3,000, it was said. Corcoran was caught out after a chartered surveyor analysed his work, Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court heard. Richard Essex, prosecuting, said: ‘This case involves one…