A gas oven, which failed to have a safety certificate, could have caused a North Kesteven resident serious harm had it not been for District Council Officers stepping in to help.
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Council: North Kesteven District Council
Case 1
- Fine: £640
- Costs: £250
- Total: £890
Case 2
- Fine: £640
- Costs: £250
- Total: £890
Landlords, Saranjit Singh Atwal and Harjinderjit Kaur Atwal failed to get appliances in their rental property on Millview Road, Ruskington tested, despite being initially asked by tenant Jade Horne, and District Council Enforcement Officers.
Mr and Mrs Atwal were served a letter of notice under Section 235 of the Housing Act to produce the relevant documents – an Energy Certificate and a Gas Certificate in December 2013 and failed to comply with its conditions.
North Kesteven District Council prosecuted Mr and Mrs Atwal on 27 March 2014 for failing to comply with HA 2004 S.235 notice requiring gas safety certificate and Energy Performance Certificate. As a result they were both as landlords individually fined £640, have to pay costs of £250 and a victim surcharge of £64, totalling £1908.
Cllr Richard Wright, executive board member with oversight for enforcement said: “ The district council has a responsibility to all its residents, for ensuring these checks are carried out. It bears to think what may have happened had the appliances not been checked for safe use for some time to come”.
“ Although officers, cannot enforce certificates to be up to date, they can, as in this instance ask for proof that certificates are provided. We are pleased that we have been successful in this prosecution, and hope that other landlords take this on board”.
Both an Energy Certificate and Gas Certificate have now been produced for the property, but there are still concerns about the safe use of the gas oven. Council Officers are continuing to work with the tenant closely to address this situation.
