Health & Safety: Blackburn landlord to pay £18,000 for putting family at risk
A landlord has been fined after he failed to make sure gas safety checks were carried out at a house in Blackburn, putting a family of eight at risk.
A landlord has been fined after he failed to make sure gas safety checks were carried out at a house in Blackburn, putting a family of eight at risk.
This decision relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order, made by London Borough of Newham. The Tribunal awarded the Rent Repayment Order.
This decision relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order, made by the London Borough of Newham. The Tribunal refused to award the Rent Repayment Order and awarded costs to be paid to the Respondent.
Landlords with properties in Newham are invited to attend a meeting organised by the National Landlords Association (NLA), on Monday 14 November to learn about plans for compulsory licencing across the borough.
Newham could become the first borough in the country to license all private landlords. The east London council has just started a 10-week consultation. Councillors will then consider giving it the green light.