A PENSIONER has been charged after allegedly carrying out 'poor quality building work' at a Poole home.
Peter Rogers, of Colborne Close in Poole, is due to appear before magistrates on Wednesday morning.
The 77-year-old is accused of two counts of being a trader and engaging in a commercial practice which was aggressive, two of engaging in a commercial practice which is a misleading omission and two of knowingly or recklessly engaging in a commercial practice.
He has not yet entered pleas to the charges.
Prosecutors allege Rogers is responsible for failings at a home in Labrador Drive, Baiter Park, on dates between August 2015 and March this year.
It is claimed the complainant was requested to pay more than £24,000 through the defendant's use of harassment, coercion or undue influence.
The price calculated for the building works was 'unclear, unintelligible, ambiguous or untimely', it is alleged.
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