Investigation Into Former Furniture Store ‘On-Going’

Nearly a year after a Market Harborough furniture store closed, an investigation by Trading Standards is  continuing.

Furniture Loft collapsed with debts of over 2.7m and an investigation was launched after complaints were made by customers who did not receive ordered they had paid for.

Officers from the county council-run Trading Standards service later seized a number of items from the business’s premises on the Riverside Industrial Estate as part of the probe.

A spokesperson for the council told HFM enquiries are ‘on-going’.

Many customers who paid for goods by credit or debit card were able to claim refunds via their banks, although those who paid in cash were left out of pocket.

Trading Standards officers seized items from the business premises last year  Pic: Andy Carpenter