Housing: Slum landlord fined £5,700 for filthy house (Updated 29-10-2012)
Ahmad, in his 40s, who lives on Boundary Road, East Ham, was captured in this photo by Newham Council housing enforcement officers (Photo on Flickr).
Ahmad, in his 40s, who lives on Boundary Road, East Ham, was captured in this photo by Newham Council housing enforcement officers (Photo on Flickr).
A record fine of £27,400 has been handed out to a landlord after tenants, including children, were discovered living in a slum (Photo on Flickr).
House shares with six or more bedrooms are the fastest-growing property type on SpareRoom.co.uk, as landlords react to increased demand for lower rents. But as the cost of living soars and demand for rooms in larger properties increases, the trend could lead to a growth in unlicensed ‘houses in multiple occupation’ (HMOs).
A closure order has been served on a house in Salford after residents terrorised the local community. Salford City Council applied for the three month premises closure order on the address on Duncan Street, Salford, supported by Greater Manchester Police.
A Salford landlord who failed to licence 20 flats has been fined £10,000. Jamsheed Kamali, 55, of Wilmslow Road, Mottram St Andrew, pleaded guilty to 20 offences of operating flats in Wellington Street West, Broughton, without a landlord licence when he appeared at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester on Friday 21 September.