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.