A former estate agent who worked in London is fighting to keep her properties in London, including a mansion in Regent’s Park, reported to be worth in the region of £19m, owing to unpaid mortgage debts.

Deborah Fiorentino, 63, formerly of estate agency Spyer and Partners, is being sued by Banque Havilland, a Luxembourg private bank, over claims she owes more than £10m.

The former estate agent has built her own portfolio of luxury properties in affluent London areas, including a £19m mansion in Regent’s Park where Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations.
She married Giovanni Fiorentino in the early 1990s, having two children with him and living in his Naples properties.

After that marriage ended, she wed divorce solicitor Raymond Tooth, known as “Jaws”, who represented high-profile clients including Irina Abramovich in her divorce from Roman Abramovich and Sadie Frost during her split from Jude Law.

The legal dispute centres on a £17.85m loan Fiorentino took out against the Regents Park mansion, a mews house and a third property in Hampstead.

Fiorentino’s lawyer, Thomas Rothwell, countered that she had been “treated unreasonably” by the bank, which had blocked a refinancing deal, costing her millions in extra outgoings and interest.

The judge has reserved his decision until a later date.

Fiorentino is currently listed as a director of a London design company called Ultimate Luxury Living.