Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Lawrence Kettles from Angus firm JWK Joinery scammed one man out of £27,500 over a bathroom which never appeared, while another customer paid more than £33,000 for a kitchen he had already returned.

Mr Kettles also managed to pocket another £5,900 after promising to fit a boiler at a Dundee flat.

The joiner admitted defrauding the three customers at a previous hearing.

Sheriff Alistair Carmichael sentenced Mr Kettles to 210 hours of unpaid work, reduced from 280 due to his guilty pleas.