Yorkshire & Lincolnshire

Morris sold hundreds of houses at hugely inflated prices to investors all over the country. At least 200 people are now facing bankruptcy after buying properties from Simon Morris.

Morris Properties sold houses to investors

Many of the houses and flats Morris sold in Leeds have already been repossessed, and dozens more could soon follow in Sheffield, where it emerged Morris was still selling failing investments in 2008. 

The properties in question were sold with a guarantee of a full rental income for the first 12 months or two years, but in almost every case investors claim the rent did not cover the mortgage repayments.

Morris recommended investors use certain law firms to facilitate the purchase of their properties. 

Inside Out has discovered that some of the work carried out by these law firms is now also under review as part of the wider police investigation into Simon Morris. 

In October 2008, two weeks after his businesses went bust, Morris was arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and conspiracy to defraud. No charges have yet been brought.