Landlord fined for fire safety failings
A Fulham landlord has been found guilty of serious fire safety breaches and has been ordered to pay £20,000.
The nine bedroom, three story house is rented out to tenants by Mr Rizwan Ahmed. Mr Ahmed also recently had to pay back £37,000 in rent after it was discovered that he did not hold the correct HMO license needed to rent out the property legally.
Mr Rizwan was accused of putting his tenants lives at risk by not maintaining fire doors and fire alarms.
A council spokesperson said “The council takes HMO licensing and management regulations seriously”.
Hotel Manager guilty of fire safety breaches
A hotel owner has pleaded guilty to an offence under the Regulatory Reform Order 2005 and was ordered to pay £3,300 in fines and £2,040 in costs after a fire alarm failed to go off in the Shrewsbury hotel.
The Plume of Feathers in Harley, Shrewsbury was fitted with a full fire alarm and fire detection system but alarms failed to sound during a fire in the early hours of 27th July 2009.
The fire was discovered when the wife of the owner opened a bedroom door to find the corridor filled with thick smoke. Staff members had to knock on doors to wake guest after it was found that the ‘break glass’ call points were not working.
The hotel owner was fined at Shrewsbury Magistrates Court on 17th September.
Hefty fine for landlord of student accommodation
Swansea landlord, Peter Tefion Jones has been found guilty of numerous safety offences and ordered to pay more than £10,000 in fines.
The property which he has rented out to students for the last 13 years was found to have insufficient fire fighting equipment and fire escapes.
Councillor John Hague said “This is an excellent result. The level of fine shows the seriousness of these offences. Landlords who rent out property have a duty to manage them well to protect the health and safety of the tenants.”
Landlord putting tenant’s lives at risk is forced to close building
A Cheshire landlord has been fined £6,000 and £2,500 in legal costs after being found guilty of breaching a number of fire safety regulations. Firefighters took the decision to ban anyone from inhabiting the property due to the seriousness of the situation.
The property was found to have locked fire escape routes, inadequate fire alarms and blocked fire exits.
Mr Meloni has now been permitted to open some of the flats now that he has successfully implemented fire safety measure and has produced an adequate fire risk assessment with the help and guidance of the fire service.
HMO landlord still breaching safety regulations after fine
The landlord of an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) is still failing to adhere to fire safety rules even after being fined £2,000 and £1,000 in costs for his property in Newquay.
The property was inspected on 13th March 2009 and it was found that there were insufficient or inadequate fire alarms, fire escapes and emergency escape lighting.
Mr Gage was subsequently visited 5 times and had not improved safety standards in the property to an appropriate level. Cornwall Council then decided to bring the case to the attention of the courts.
Mr Paul Gage was found guilty of 6 offences at Liskeard Magistrates Court in July 2010.