London landlord fined for housing regulation breaches
A London landlord has been fined for breaching housing regulations and failing to provide adequate fire protection equipment.
Hassan Akhtar Niazi, the owner of a house in multiple occupation ( HMO ) in Balham, pleaded guilty to four offences under the Housing Act at Richmond Magistrates' Court on March 28th, having been prosecuted by Wandsworth Council.
He was fined more than £6,500 for three breaches of the Management of HMO Regulations and failing to licence a HMO .
Mr Niazi, of Vant Road, was found to have failed to provide fire doors, fire fighting equipment or a mains wired alarm system.
Council inspectors also found that 15 people were living inside unsanitary rooms in the three-storey flat. The communal stairway was obstructed by clothes, shoes, furniture, household articles and refuse, while environmental health officers deemed the kitchen to be "filthy" and the bathroom and toilets to be unsanitary.
Under the Housing Act 2004, properties of three or more storeys with five or more tenants who share amenities are required to be licensed
Hassan Akhtar Niazi, the owner of a house in multiple occupation ( HMO ) in Balham, pleaded guilty to four offences under the Housing Act at Richmond Magistrates' Court on March 28th, having been prosecuted by Wandsworth Council.
He was fined more than £6,500 for three breaches of the Management of HMO Regulations and failing to licence a HMO .
Mr Niazi, of Vant Road, was found to have failed to provide fire doors, fire fighting equipment or a mains wired alarm system.
Council inspectors also found that 15 people were living inside unsanitary rooms in the three-storey flat. The communal stairway was obstructed by clothes, shoes, furniture, household articles and refuse, while environmental health officers deemed the kitchen to be "filthy" and the bathroom and toilets to be unsanitary.
Under the Housing Act 2004, properties of three or more storeys with five or more tenants who share amenities are required to be licensed
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