Jul 5, 2022 | Court Fine, Fire, Improvement Notice, Prohibition Order
05 Jul 2022 A landlord who repeatedly let out an unsafe house has been fined £20,000 by magistrates. Housing officers from Salford council found fire doors were not up to standard and the fire alarm and detection systems and escape routes were still unsafe three years...
Feb 23, 2022 | Court Fine, Interim Mgt Order, Prohibition Order
23 Feb 2022 A landlord who harassed tenants and left them in dangerous accommodation hit has been branded “atrocious” and has been hit with a £50,000 bill by a London council. Arbab Ahmed was brought to book on 10 housing violations at Stratford Magistrates Court by...
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...
