A man has been jailed after he was found guilty of defrauding house buyers in Ealing and Hillingdon out of £16,000. 

Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64, of Mallard Way, Northwood, has been sentenced to three years in prison for four counts of fraud by false representation and one count of carrying on a regulated activity when not authorised to do so. 

Financial investigators from the Met's Economic Crime found that Juttla had been conning property buyers in Southall and Hayes into paying £15,790. 

Juttla claimed to be a mortgage advisor and offered to assists with property purchases, he would meet his clients, who were predominantly Indian and spoke little English, in various places around London and would sometimes meet them at open house viewings. 

He would often promise to fill in a mortgage application, arrange a survey, and put them in touch with a solicitor to help with their house purchase, but he would not carry out these promises and when contacted would say he needed more money to carry them out. 

Juttla came to the attention of police in January 2021, after Action Fraud received a crime report from one of his victims and he was eventually charged on 20th July 2022. 

DC Anita Sharma, Financial Investigator in the Central Specialist Crime Unit, said: "Jaspal Singh Juttla is a persistent fraud who has exploited people in his own community, using their hard-earned money to fund his lifestyle. 

"We are grateful to those victims who have been brave enough to come forward in this case but there may be other people conned by Juttla who have not spoken to police.  

"I urge anyone who suspects they may be a victim of Juttla to come forward and report it by calling Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or contacting them online."