A Walthamstow estate agent who stole a chocolate bar while showing a client around a flat has been sacked.

The agent was caught when owner John Charter was testing motion-activated cameras he was planning to use in his new home.

The agent is filmed in the Hoe Street flat picking up a large bar of galaxy chocolate and putting it into his pocket.

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He has now been sacked from his job at Your Move Sterling & Co, based in Hoe Street.

Director of Your Move Sterling & Co, Manish Somani: “We take pride in the provisions of our services and we are very serious the protection of our reputation and brand. 

"Therefore as soon as we were made aware of this incident action was taken and the employee is no longer working for us. 

"We have also apologised to both the tenant and landlord for this unfortunate incident. 

"The landlord has fully accepted this apology and the tenant has accepted a payment as a goodwill gesture for both the chocolate bar and any inconvenience caused.“

 

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