Family blew Covid loan cash on doing up homes

Four family members obtained £150,000 in bogus bounce back loans during the Covid-19 pandemic to fund house renovations and private school fees, a court heard. Kashid Rashid, 53, his wife Noreen Malik, 46, nephew Rehaan Mohammed, 32, and brother Rizwan Haider, 61, set up three fake businesses to pocket £50,000 a time in business relief. They splashed the cash on house renovations, private school fees and vehicles, Southwark Crown Court heard. Mohammed made another application for a £50,000 bounce back…