Estate agent ‘misled woman over proceeds of apartment sale’

A Co Cavan estate agent sold a Dublin woman’s holiday apartment in Turkey before “falsely and dishonestly misleading her and misappropriating” the €42,000 proceeds in a personal AIB bank account, a judge was told yesterday.

Barrister Clodagh Gartlan said in the Circuit Civil court that Sean Boylan, of 5 Annalee Grove, Cootehill, Co Cavan, had “continuously deceived” Marian Ryan, of Rushbrook View, Templeogue, Dublin, about the sale through his company M&M Marketing Strategies Limited.

Ms Gartlan told Judge Jacqueline Linnane it was feared Boylan may have already transferred the money elsewhere from his personal account.