The owner of a Bangor property has been ordered to pay £2,500 and will be required to carry out immediate improvement work on his house at Caellepa in the city.
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At the magistrate court hearing on 24 January 2014, David Andrew Hilton of 4 Old Farm Cottages, Chester was found guilty of failing to respond to a legal notice asking him for information to declare his interest in the property at 1 Caellepa, Bangor.
Mr Hilton had, as the owner of the property, been asked to provide information on 1 Caellepa, Bangor before the Council serve an Abatement Notice in respect of Statutory Nuisance to deal with the condition of the building.
Carys Fôn Williams, Principal Housing Environmental Health Officer for Gwynedd Council said:
“Every attempt has been made to deal directly with the property owner so that he carried out the necessary improvement work to the building. The condition of this property has caused damp issues for a neighbouring building and as the owner had not responded, we had no option but to take legal action.”
Councillor John Wyn Williams, Gwynedd Council Cabinet Member with responsibility for housing added:
“Taking legal action is always a last step when dealing with such matters, but as the problems in question was affecting the next-door property, the Housing Service had little option but to force the owner to take the necessary improvement works. I hope this case will act as a warning for other property owners of the need to ensure that their buildings meet the necessary standards – leaving properties to deteriorate simply isn’t acceptable.”
As the property owner, Mr Hilton was fined £2,500, ordered to pay costs of £250 and a victim surcharge of £120. He will now be required to carry out immediate improvement works on the property at 1 Caellepa which will include repairing the roof, installing new guttering and windows and repairing defective lead flashings.
