Meridian Swindon

Wheelie bins and buckets were used inside the house to collect water dripping from the ceiling.

Over the course of a decade, Daniel Tilden, 31, of no fixed abode, manipulated his grandparents aged 79 and 81, into handing him more than £384,000.

Fareed Issa Tariq, 43, presented himself as a taxi driver, luring the victim into his car before driving away.