Housing: Landlord fined for safety concerns in multiple privately rented properties
A landlord with several multi-occupied properties in Leeds has been fined for disregarding tenant safety.
A landlord with several multi-occupied properties in Leeds has been fined for disregarding tenant safety.
Cornwall Council has successfully prosecuted Julie Stoddern of Roskear Village, Camborne under the Housing Act 2004 for operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and for not complying with a Prohibition Order relating to a dangerous staircase.
A Harlow landlord who converted a house into four separate households without having a HMO licence has been fined £10,000.
A strict enforcement line has seen Oxford become one of the toughest local authorities in the UK for private sector housing standards. There is a significant amount of enforcement work being carried out on the non-compliant part of the HMO stock
A Haringey rogue landlord was back in court and fined £40,000, less than two months after paying out fines and costs of more than £25,000.