An Oxfordshire-based architect has been struck off the professional register for a minimum of two years by the Architects Registration Board’s conduct committee.

Anthony Pettorino, of Witney-based AJP Architects, was reported to the regulator by clients who had commissioned his practice – then named Pettorino Design Ltd – to design and contract manage the renovation of their home in 2016, only for a litany of problems to emerge.

The Arb’s professional conduct committee said that although the project had been expected to “last some 12-14 weeks” it remained unfinished, with remedial works still outstanding.

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