Man says £3m mansion on Heathrow path being broken by low-flying planes

A man has claimed his £3m Grade II-listed mansion is being battered by low-flying planes from Heathrow, causing “vortex damage” and disruption.

Daljit Bhail, 54, who’s been living in the grand Georgian estate for nearly a quarter of a century after snapping it up for £600k, alleges that the aircraft have been wreaking havoc on his property for the last three years.

The Hounslow local says the intense wind gusts from overhead planes have been smashing into his home, and he suspects ice shedding from aircraft has also caused damage though Heathrow denies this.

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The property investor expressed his frustration, saying: “It’s just madness how they treat a listed building and the planes wake me and guests up at 3am.”

He also claims to have had a close call with blue ice thought to be frozen leakage from plane lavatories which reportedly shattered a glass lantern outside his 28-room mansion, available for rent on Airbnb.

Furthermore, Daljit accuses Heathrow of neglecting his historic home, once linked to the SAS founder, despite their initial promise to rectify the issues. Heathrow disputes this claim.

According to reports, Heathrow did send a contractor for repairs after vortex damage was confirmed, but the work stalled due to a dispute with Daljit.

He recounted the frustrating situation: “It’s a standoff – they sent an assessor out who confirmed the house had been hit by a vortex strike, and said they would nail down the tiles but then they said they couldn’t as it’s a listed building.”

Daljit blasted Heathrow for the poor repair job done on his property after agreeing to have a workman secure the roof in April but claimed the worker did a “shoddy job”, leaving nails scattered and even putting his foot through the ceiling.

Shocking snaps and clips reveal dangerous large nails jutting from the loft walls.

Since then, Daljit has fumed over scaffolding left unattended for five months, with Heathrow failing to dispatch anyone to wrap up the repairs.

He lamented, “The scaffolding now has ivy growing up it it’s been there so long,” indicating how long the issue has been dragging on.

He’s also feeling the financial strain because he rents out the space on Airbnb and can’t reel in guests due to safety worries and the unsightly scaffolding.

Expressing frustration, Daljit recounted: “Sometimes there is less than a minute gap between planes flying overhead.”

The noise is of course annoying though.

He added, “It’s not just the damage – it’s really loud and they shouldn’t be flying that low.”

Highlighting the serious risks involved, he pointed out, “If ice can fall off and go through a double screen window, which it has, what happens if someone is underneath?”

“it’s extremely dangerous!”

Meanwhile, a representative from Heathrow responded saying, “We have well-established programmes to protect local buildings from the impacts of airport operations, including preventative works and noise insulation.”

Regarding incidents where property gets damaged, they assured, “In the rare cases where a property is damaged, we work with specialist contractors who will assess the most suitable repair, at no cost to the resident.”

The Daily Star has contacted Heathrow Airport for further comment.