Celebrity Big Brother star Heavy D leaves rental flat in ‘horrific and disgusting’ state costing thousands to clean up
A LANDLORD has been left fuming after renting out his home to Celebrity Big Brother star Heavy D – who he says still owes him £12,000 in unpaid rent and left the house in a shambles.
Stephen Cooper said he had only managed to boot the reality TV star out of the North London home after taking him to court and enlisting the help of bailiffs.
The recently refurbished Enfield home has been left in a state of disrepair and full of rubbish from when Heavy D – whose real name is Colin Newell – lived there.
Speaking to The Sun Online, Stephen said he was furious the Storage Hunters star had gone on overseas jaunts, constantly boasting about his lifestyle on social media, but was still refusing to pay the thousands of pounds in rent and legal fees.
Stephen said: “He moved in about two years ago – obviously we knew who he was.
“He was a bit slow in paying and we had to ask for some money up front, but he hasn’t paid us rent for nearly a year now – he just refused to pay.
He said he had been forced to take the star to court and a possession order was granted in October.
Heavy D finally moved out last Monday.
Mr Cooper, 60, said: “This property was fully refurbished to a very high standard before given to Mr Newell.
“Compromising of a new kitchen, new bathroom, freshly painted throughout, granite worktops, new laminate and carpet flooring costing in excess of £12,000.
“On entering the property for the first time (Monday night), the entire house is horrific and in a disgusting state.
“Mr Newell has come close to trashing the house.”
Images of the home show it covered in rubbish, clothes strewn across the stairs and loungeroom and the bathroom caked in dirt.
Stephen told The Sun Online he believed it would take about £8,000 to get the house back to its original state and that he had now had enough of the “big fat character”.
He said: “He shouldn’t be allowed to get away with it.”
Kevin Michael, the director of Eviction Aid, stepped in to deal with the issue, saying it had taken five months for Newell to leave the property.
He said: "The problem is that with a lot of tenants, this is something they can do over and over again.
"There is little consequence for someone who behaves in this way.
"If the landlords are finding their own tenants, or agents are not completing all the references, tenants like this can slip through the net - which they often do."
Colin Newell refused to comment and said that it was a private matter to be dealt with through his lawyers.
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