Jun 14, 2021 | Civil Penalty Fines, HMO Management Regs, Not Fit and Proper, Rogue Council, Success, Case Study, Tribunal - FTT
14 Jun 2021 In a shocking, and embarrassing for Northampton Borough Council (NBC), determination by Judge Wayte of the First Tier Tribunal property, he went so far as to suggest that the landlord should make a claim for costs against the Council. A move...
Apr 26, 2021 | Court Fine, HMO Management Regs, Licensing
26 Apr 2021 A landlord has been handed nearly £30,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to maintenance and safety failures at three properties. Landlord Naomi Knapp, of Bedminster in Bristol, agreed to pay £2,000 a month for at least the next year to meet the...
Apr 22, 2021 | Court Fine, HMO Management Regs
22 Apr 2021 A landlord has been fined £6,000 for failing to properly maintain a HMO in Reading. Nidan Singh, 76, has also been ordered to pay council costs of £1,956 and a victim surcharge of £181. Council officers inspected the property twice in 2019 and...
Mar 18, 2021 | HHSRS, HMO Management Regs, Prohibition Order
18 Mar 2021 A landlord and agent must pay more than £300,000 after housing 18 people in squalid conditions. Bristol City Council officers had “serious concerns” for the safety of the residents – including six children – of 24 Lower Ashley Road in St...
