A Tottenham landlord has been fined £10,000 after repeatedly failing to license a privately rented property.
The property in query was mentioned to have a number of problems with disrepair, whereas the owner was repeatedly warned about his tasks and the requirement to license the property by council officers.
The owner was fined regardless of placing in a last-minute software, nonetheless the council famous the property’s long-standing unlicensed rental historical past, poor situations, and the owner’s harassment of the remaining tenant, who had psychological well being wants.
Cllr Sarah Williams, cupboard member for housing and planning and deputy chief of the council, mentioned: “Landlords in Haringey are legally required to satisfy their tasks. This case sends a robust sign – our officers will pursue the details and take motion the place requirements are breached.
“We merely won’t tolerate unsafe, unlicensed rental properties. Each resident deserves respectable, safe housing, and the place landlords fall brief, we’ll step in to guard our communities.”
Officers first visited the property after receiving a number of tip-offs that it was getting used as an HMO.
Since November 2022, within the East of Haringey, it’s a authorized requirement to license properties rented to single households below the council’s selective property licensing scheme.
