Clifton landlord fined for licensing breach
By CliftonJim | Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 08:40
The manager of a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Clifton has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay costs totalling £1,549.78 plus a £15 victim surcharge following prosecution by Bristol City Council.
Digs (Bristol) Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004 for not licensing a property at 105 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol.
According to the council, the implications of this prosecution are that the company and its directors are no longer considered to be 'fit a proper persons' under the Housing Act 2004 and as such will no longer be able to be licence holders.
Councillor Anthony Negus, executive member for housing, property services and regeneration, said: "This prosecution sends out a very clear message that HMO landlords who fail to abide by the law can expect to face action.
"There is no place in Bristol for rogue landlords. Everyone that lets out a large House of Multiple Occupation is required to have a licence and to abide by its conditions in order to ensure that their property is safe and fit for purpose.
"Bristol City Council has a good track record of working with landlords and providing them with help and support. However, those who choose to operate outside the law should understand that they are liable to prosecution by the authority."
Comments
Suggest you read the case notes, and comments from BCC and the Letting agent concerned.
Not sticking up for a landlord or agent, as I don't like anyone abusing a system. As i don't like people not taxing their cars or abusing the disabled badge system either.
I am just trying to understand that sometimes things get lost in the ether of day to day life, think and assuming someone else has done something when in fact they have not.
I am sure you have been party to that happening at some time in your life
By kevinigloo at 09:08 on 05/07/11
Report"A bit of a lapse of paperwork"? Is this a landlord sticking up for a fellow landlord?
By rycginge at 00:27 on 30/06/11
ReportA bit of a lapse of paperwork, more than an outright means to deceive I am sure, its more than an agents worth.
By kevinigloo at 19:48 on 29/06/11
ReportGood work Bristol City Council. I hope that landlords take note. This can't be the only example of malpractice in Clifton.
By rycginge at 17:33 on 28/06/11
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