Jan 13, 2021 | Court Fine
13 Jan 2021 A LANDLORD has been slapped with a £66,000 fine over ‘serious’ safety breaches including plug sockets next to the shower, and repairs that risked residents being trapped in a fire. In a record attempt by Reading Borough Council (RBC) to clamp...Oct 28, 2020 | Court Fine, Fire
28 Oct 2020 A landlord has been prosecuted following the death of a tenant in a house fire at an HMO said to have had inadequate fire safety precautions. The case was brought by Luton council, working with Bedfordshire Police and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue...Aug 10, 2020 | Fire, HHSRS, Legislation & Regulations, Other News
There has been lots of debate in recent weeks revolving around the wider requirements for EICRs on rental property concerning the fact that plastic consumer units are frequently marked as “C3” (optional to upgrade). But electricians are NOT Fire Risk...Jan 31, 2020 | Court Fine, Rogue Landlords
20 Jan 2020 A judge has ordered two landlords to pay a total of £14,858 for illegally renting out an unlicensed house without working smoke alarms to tenants whose teenage son died after it caught fire. Firefighters attended the scene in Thornton Heath, south London,...
