Presenter Stephen Mulhern says he’s “absolutely mortified” to study that tenants in a bungalow he owns in Leicester have been residing in damp and mouldy circumstances.
The 47-year-old star owns a property agency referred to as JFDI Productions, which rents out a number of homes and is value over £4m in keeping with firm filings.
One of many tenants shared photographs of a bungalow he rents in Leicester, exhibiting mould on partitions and ceilings all through the house, with the Massive Problem.
Talking to the road paper, the person, who wished to stay nameless, stated he felt “bitter and alienated” after residing with damp and mold within the property for 2 years.
He stated he and his flatmate started noticing a moist drawback throughout an annual inspection with the administration agent, Connells, a few years in the past.
The pair – who have been each key employees throughout COVID – stated they pay £775 for the home monthly.
Regardless of saying they complained to the administration company in regards to the concern a number of instances since then, they are saying no motion has been taken, with the damp affecting rooms all through the home.
They stated the agent had suggested they “ventilate the properly and keep the house warm during the winter,” however the scenario had continued to worsen.
Though they stated excessive humidity readings in the home had ultimately persuaded the administration company to put in “a positive input ventilation system”, they stated that had solely quickly improved circumstances.
The tenant described Mulhern as “a millionaire, profiting off our misery”.
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Mulhern co-hosts Dancing On Ice with Holly Willoughby. Pic: Matt Frost/ITV/Shutterstock
‘Completely mortified’ in regards to the ‘unacceptable’ scenario
They stated he had not been made conscious of any of the problems and had relied solely on the corporate that handle the property on his behalf.
They stated he has now “personally requested for a team of damp specialists to visit the property to make sure that the problems with the ventilation and mould are resolved as a matter of urgency”.
Moreover, they confirmed the tenant had been contacted “to express sincere apologies for the distress and frustration the management of this matter has caused”.
They stated the scenario “falls way below the standards Stephen expects and he is doing everything possible to remedy this ASAP, and this process is already under way”.
Mulhern, who was introduced as co-presenter of Dancing On Ice final 12 months changing Philip Schofield, will entrance the brand new collection of the present alongside Holly Willoughby when it kicks off in January.
