You'll love this flat, it's a steal! Estate agent fired after security camera records him pinching chocolate bar from tenant's flat

Thief took large Galaxy bar from property in Walthamstow, east London



But Jon Charter was testing new secret security cameras for his home

Caught estate agent known as 'George' and told his boss, who fired him

'George' apologised and explained he needed sugar to combat dizziness



It was in a perfect location with easy access and no other takers.

So when this estate agent saw the tempting Galaxy bar during a property viewing, he decided to move in and take immediate possession.

The 25-year-old, identified only as George, was spotted on camera last week stealing the treat as he showed prospective tenants around a flat.

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Greedy: The estate agent, who was wearing a purple suit, entered the flat in Walthamstow, east London Shocking: 'George' took the large Galaxy bar while showing prospective renters around the property

He makes sure the clients are out of sight before grabbing the chocolate bar and slipping it into a pocket in his purple suit.

The theft was caught on a covert security camera installed in the property by its current tenant, Jon Charter, who was testing the device for a house he is moving to.

After seeing the agent steal the chocolate, which had been bought for him by his wife as a birthday present, he called the police.

George has since claimed in text messages that he was ‘desperate’ for sugar because he felt faint but his bosses have fired him.



Yesterday Mr Charter, a 42-year-old operations manager, said: ‘I was testing the cameras out and happened to check them when I was at work.

‘I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I know it is only a chocolate bar, but it is the principle.

‘It is the fact he did it in my flat, the cheek. It is outrageous.

‘Estate agents are not the most popular of people at the best of times but you’d never expect something like this. We don’t know what else he stole from me or others without CCTV. It just destroys whatever trust you may have.’ Mr Charter has lived in the flat in Walthamstow, East London, for ten years but has given notice because he is buying a home in Essex for him and his wife of one year, Cissy Wang, 32.

Caught: It just so happened that new secret security cameras were being tested at the home in the capital

Fired: After the incident the agent apologised and said he was 'embarrassed and ashamed' by what happened

Mr Charter called the police and started a campaign on Facebook to shame the man and demand an apology from his firm. He posted the video online and wrote: ‘Talk about steal of the month, watch your staff steal from me.’

George responded by sending Mr Charter a series of text messages, saying how ashamed and guilty he felt. Yesterday George told the Daily Mail he felt Mr Charter had been unreasonable: ‘He’s annoyed for no reason. I know it is a serious matter and I wouldn’t want anyone taking anything from my flat but I think he is being petty.’

George said he tried to apologise with a bottle of wine and flowers but Mr Charter would not listen.

‘I suffer from fainting and dizziness,’ he added. ‘I have fainted ten or 15 times and I’m only 25. I was busy at work and I just needed sugar at that time.’

George has been sacked by Your Move Sterling & Co, where he had worked for about a year.

Manish Somani, director of the firm, said: ‘Action was taken and the employee is no longer working for us. The landlord has fully accepted this apology and the tenant has accepted a payment as a goodwill gesture.’