Two estate agents are due to stand trial.

Martin Marcus and Nadim Khan appeared at Harrow Crown Court, and a trial is due to begin in November.

Both face five charges.

Also due to appear is Corinne Marcus, who is charged with allowing the use of her bank account for fraud.

The charges against the two agents all relate to the same period of between October 1, 2009, and March 1, 2014, and are:

1. In the London Borough of Barnet, you dishonestly falsely represented to prospective tenants that you had the necessary authority to let out residential properties, intending to make a gain for yourself or another or to cause loss to another or expose another to a risk of loss contrary to section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.

2. In the London Borough of Barnet, you dishonestly falsely represented that you were ready and willing to arrange to let out residential properties, intending to make a gain for yourself or another or to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss contrary to section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.

3. In the London Borough of Barnet, you dishonestly abused a position of trust, in that having received money from prospective tenants in connection with proposed rentals of property you sought to avoid reimbursement of such sums upon failure to provide such accommodation, intending to make a gain for yourself or another or to cause loss to another or expose another to a risk of loss contrary to section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006.

4. In the London Borough of Barnet, you dishonestly abused a position of trust, in that having received money from prospective tenants in respect of rent and tenancy security deposits you failed to apply such sums for the purposes for which they were intended, intending to make a gain for yourself or another or to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss contrary to section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006.

5. You dishonestly made false representations to landlords regarding the status of prospective tenants intending to make a gain for yourself or another or to cause loss to another or to expose another to risk of loss contrary to section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.