Housing: Landlord prosecuted for property in disrepair
A landlord is paying the price for failing to address mould, rotten windows and a collapsing floor at a flat he rented out.
A landlord is paying the price for failing to address mould, rotten windows and a collapsing floor at a flat he rented out.
Warwick District Council continues to clamp down on landlords who fail to manage ,maintain and licence their properties.
Torbay Council is once again warning landlords that they must comply with the law and work with the council, where necessary, to improve housing standards or they could face possible prosecution.
A rogue landlord who manages multiple properties in Nottingham has pleaded guilty to twenty offences (three for failing to licence and seventeen failures to manage houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)). The maximum fine that could have been applied for these offences was £145,000.
A landlord has been fined over £2450 for failing to maintain his licensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).