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Sussex police probe £500k home-build deposit claims

More than thirty customers say they paid deposits totalling nearly five hundred thousand pounds to South Coast Construction for building work that was not delivered. Sussex Police are investigating alleged fraud reports. Director Brandon Harris-Lee strongly denied deliberately scamming anyone and apologised to those affected. The BBC found false insurance claims and expired accreditations. Twenty-nine customers recovered money via banks and eight pursue the ombudsman.

By BriefTea Editorial · 5 October 2026 at 13:39

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