Mr Patel (2020)

 made his first appearance on 2020. He is portrayed by Esh Alladi.

Storylines
A council housing department officer who visits 23A Albert Square to assess whether the legal tenant, Ted Murray, is illegally subletting. The current resident, Tiffany Butcher, claims that she is Ted's wife and gets Ted's friend, Patrick Trueman, to pose as Ted. Mr Patel asks Patrick Trueman and Tiffany some questions and asks for Patrick's identity documents, which he provides reasons for not having. Mr Patel then leaves, telling Tiffany that he will inform them of the results of his report.