A ROGUE landlord has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 after she was brought to court by Hillingdon Council's Beds In Sheds team.

Shalini Largey, of West Drayton Road, Hayes, appeared for sentencing at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court.

She had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to failing to comply with an enforcement notice requesting her to cease illegal use of an outbuilding in West Drayton Road.

The District Judge fined her £18,000 and ordered her to pay costs of £2,505.

The council demolished the outbuilding earlier this year and is seeking to recover the costs of the work.

Largey also appeared at court in October, on behalf of McKane Holdings, for similar offences for another illegal outbuilding in West Drayton Road and the company was fined nearly £15,000.

Councillor Keith Burrows, cabinet member for planning, said: "I am pleased to see the courts taking such a dim view of rogue landlords who think they can flout planning regulations and line their pockets at the same time."

Residents who suspect someone of breaching planning or housing regulations can report it to the council by calling 01895 250230.