A serial fraudster who carried out one of Britain's biggest ever property swindles to buy yachts and 19 luxury cars is facing jail.
Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, made at least £8.5million from 45 victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East.
Maudhoo, an illegal immigrant from Mauritius who should have been deported in 2010, ran a large-scale conveyancing scam offering investment opportunities in the purchase of repossessed properties, or the redevelopment of plots of land.
But in reality the houses were not subject to repossession proceedings and the genuine owners were unaware of the fraudulent sales.
Two buyers purchased the same house in Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, where homes can fetch well over £10m.
