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Tower Hamlets secures Banning orders against Rogue HMO operators

16th Sep 2026
Tower Hamlets secures Banning orders against Rogue HMO operators

Tower Hamlets Council has secured three-year banning orders against a property management company and its two directors after a Poplar flat was run as an unlicensed HMO with overcrowding, infestations and fire safety failings.

The First-tier Tribunal imposed the orders on R&G Agent Ltd and directors Rafael Mendes Torres and Evandro dos Santos Gomes. The ban takes effect from 21 August 2026 and stops them from letting housing, managing rental property or acting as letting agents in England.
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