July private sector enforcements 2016
Landlord pleaded guilty to being in control of 4 HMOs which were not licensed as required by the Housing Act, and to breaches of the management regulations in relation to fire safety.
Penalty: £18,823.09 in fines.
May enforcements 2016
Letting agent fined for:
- providing misleading tenancy agreements
- false advertising
- failing to protect tenant’s deposits
- claiming to be members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents, (ARLA) when they were not
Penalty: £15,562 in fines.
April enforcements 2016
Landlord sentenced for 6 counts of fraud in relation to obtaining properties with false documentation, converting the properties into HMO and then renting the properties out pretending to be the landlord.
Penalty: 16 months in prison and £7,500 in costs.
March enforcements 2016
Landlord pleaded guilty to being in control of an HMO which was not licensed as required by the Housing Act.
Penalty: £2,375 in fines.
Co-owners of the premises, pleaded guilty to five counts of HMO management regulation offences, including insufficient fire protection and blocked fire escapes.
Penalty: £3,165 in fines.