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.
Adrian Chowns, HMO Enforcement Team Manager for Oxford City Council, appeared on BBC Radio 4’s PM Programme on 26th June. He discussed the conditions tenants are being subjected to in HMO`s and the issues facing Local Authorities when dealing with rogue landlords.