December 13, 2008
Landlord fined £2,000
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The question is, is £2,000 a big enough scare for a landlord not to do this again? And will this deter other landlords to be a bit more careful and pay more attention to detail?
A Residential Landlord who failed to comply with a notice to rectify hazards at a shared house that was divided in to bed-sits has been fined £2,000.
Mark Neale prosecuting told Nuneaton Magistrates Court that the Council’ s Environmental Housing Section had advised the owner of the house in Marlborough Road, Nuneaton, that there were several defects at the house, including a faulty fire alarm system.
Student bargain
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It would’ve been a lot cheaper to not actually bothering to rent out the property, as the fees most likely have out weighed the rental income he received in the first place.
I don’t really understand why the landlords have been warned once and not taken that warning on board, especially when there is so much money at stake.
A Nottingham residential landlord has been ordered to refund 80 percent of his tenants rent after he failed to apply for a HMO Licence and let the house they were living in fall into disrepair.
Michael Singh owned the property at 69 Lenton Boulevard and rented it to five students from the University of Nottingham.