Crown court trial for ‘pigeon planting’ sweeps

Two chimney sweeps accused of planting dead pigeons in people’s homes then ‘grossly’ overcharging them for their services are facing a crown court trial. Martin Price, 59, and son Luke Price, 33, told customers they had to fit chimney cowls to stop birds nesting and charged them sky-high fees, it is claimed. They are also accused of charging for work that had not been completed and charging for other unnecessary work. The son, of Ashford, Middlesex, and his father, of…