PHOTO: Timothy Peter Smith pleaded guilty to stealing money. Photo: Seven News

A former Northern Beaches real estate agent has avoided jail time after admitting to stealing $31,085 from his clients two years ago.

Timothy Peter Smith was on Thursday sentenced to a 15-month intensive corrections order, which includes performing 100 hours of community service work and undertaking a rehabilitation program.

Smith was convicted of four counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and two counts of using false documents to obtain financial advantage.

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