BBC's 'Rip Off Britain' re-investigates Harlequin Property

One couple told the BBC's consumer affairs programme Rip Off Britain that they have been forced to sell their "dream home" in the UK because Harlequin will not return their investment, despite failing to build the agreed overseas property. Since investing, the husband has developed cancer and is no longer able to work, leaving his wife "frightened" for the future without the "cushion" the promised return their nest egg was supposed to provide by investment in Harlequin. The unregulated Harlequin scheme worked by taking deposits from mainly UK investors to build off-plan properties in ...