Richmond Council said water damage and a leaking roof were among the issues not resolved by the landlords. Image: Ed! / wikipedia.org A rogue landlord has been fined tens of thousands of pounds after authorities found multiple failings across several properties they said had been repeatedly ignored. East Sheen Estates Limited were taken to court by Richmond Council after the borough s private sector housing team exposed a number of serious failings at several properties they own in East Sheen. Among the issues uncovered by the task force, which were described as serious , were lack of a working fire alarm system, water damage and a leaking roof.
Following a hearing on March 3, the tribunal decided to issue an immediate Banning Order. The order, which is subject to appeal, bans Stoddern from letting houses, letting agency work or property management work in England. The latest offences came to the attention of the Council’s Private Sector Housing Team during the first national lockdown due to concerns that the house risked increasing community Covid transmission. Stuart Kenney, from the team, said: “Prosecution, including fines issued by Truro Magistrates’ Court, have seemingly not deterred repeat offending and the Council has exhausted all options available to encourage compliance. “There have been multiple reports of antisocial behaviour and police attendance to the address over several years, with a demonstrably high community impact linked to the offending.