Landlord fined for renting out unsafe house

Property

A woman has been awarded compensation after her landlord was taken to court.  Andrew Watson, from Chapeltown, was fined £6,500 and ordered to pay victim compensation of £1,000 after he repeatedly ignored legal notices served by Leeds City Council regarding the condition of a house he was renting out in Chapeltown. A council officer likened

Landlord hit with huge fine

Property

A landlady has been fined £24,000 after lying to her tenants and the local authorities.  Diana Thompson was prosecuted by Brent Council and prosecuted for failure to licence a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and failure to comply with fire safety regulations. Thompson convinced tenants living in her unlicensed, detached two-storey HMO property that she