Housing: Newham on the search for rogue landlords
Enforcement squads are now scouring Newham’s streets for private rented properties that have not been licensed – with criminal landlords facing fines of up to £20,000 per property.
Enforcement squads are now scouring Newham’s streets for private rented properties that have not been licensed – with criminal landlords facing fines of up to £20,000 per property.
This case relates to an appeal against the revocation of an HMO License and an appeal against an IMO issued by Chesterfield Borough Council. The Panel confirmed the revocation and the IMO.
A landlord had a fine of £12,500 upheld after he abandoned an appeal against his conviction for failing to license a house in multiple occupation (HMO).
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.