Stars of property series accused of illegal work

TV REALITY show stars alleged to have carried out illegal work on a protected mansion are facing the threat of massive fines.

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They took part in Channel 4 property makeover series - Help! We Bought a Hotel - which reports on huge projects to convert rundown buildings into something new.

However, council officials put a stop to £2m worth of work on Grade II listed 18th-century Llanerchydol Hall near Welshpool, mid Wales.

Four people and a company in the name of the protected 13-bedroom hall have since been charged with a series of offences over controversial works taking place there.

Benjamin Sutterby, George Dodge, Richard Stokes and Ranjeet Kaur Saini, as well as Llanerchydol Hall Limited, each face three charges for allegedly breaking building regulations at the gothic mansion.

People watching the Channel 4 show heard the narrator say: "By the 1980s the building had fallen into serious disrepair and had laid empty for 15 years.