Nov 25, 2021 | Prohibition Order
25 Nov 2021 A landlord in Newcastle has been barred from letting out his property and could face a fine after allowing the house to dramatically fall into disrepair. Rats had gnawed through electrical cabling, meaning the electricity was unsafe. The heating system was...
Jul 1, 2021 | Court Fine, Prohibition Order, Rogue Landlords
01 Jul 2021 The conviction of a rogue Dudley landlord who failed to rectify safety hazards in a property he let has been upheld. In November 2019 Latif Rehman, of Bank Street, Brierley Hill was fined a total of £151,070 by Wolverhampton Magistrates Court for three...
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...
Dec 6, 2019 | Banning Order, Court Fine, Prohibition Order, Rent Repayment Order
06 Dec 2019 A council says it is considering seeking a banning order and a rent repayment order against a landlord already fined over £150,000. The landlord’s offences included failing to rectify safety hazards in a property to let. Latif Rehman of Birmingham, was...
Dec 2, 2019 | Banning Order, Court Fine, Prohibition Order, Rent Repayment Order
02 Dec 2019 A rogue landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after failing to rectify safety hazards in a property he let. Two years ago Rehman was ordered to pay in excess of £340,000 after illegally converting houses into bedsits. A rogue landlord has been fined...
Oct 25, 2019 | Agents, Civil Penalty Fines, Licensing, Prohibition Order, Rent Repayment Order, Rent-to-Rent, Tribunal - FTT
15 July 2019 Case summary by Phil Turtle, Landlord Licensing and Defence. A rent-to-rent company fined £12,025 including costs by way of Rent Repayment Order in addition to £5,000 Civil Penalty Fine for failing to Licence the property which had become an HMO through...
