A landlord in Tottenham has been hit with a £10,000 effective after repeatedly failing to license a privately rented property, regardless of a number of warnings.
Officers at Haringey Council first attended the property on Dawlish Street after receiving experiences that it was getting used as a Home in A number of Occupation (HMO). Through the preliminary go to, they had been unable to verify any proof of such use.
An extra follow-up inspection with the owner current discovered the property to be in single-family use, with a number of problems with disrepair. Throughout this go to, officers repeatedly warned the owner about his obligations and the authorized necessities to licence the property.
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. Following an investigation, the owner was present in breach of those rules.
Officers additionally uncovered questionable council tax exemptions, elevating considerations the property had been wrongly declared as vacant.
Regardless of receiving a number of warnings, the owner didn’t take corrective motion, prompting the council to concern a proper Discover of Intent to impose a monetary penalty.
Regardless of a last-minute licence software, the council issued a £10,000 effective as a result of property’s long-standing unlicensed rental historical past, poor circumstances, 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, stated: “Landlords in Haringey are legally required to fulfill their obligations. This case sends a powerful sign – our officers will pursue the information and take motion the place requirements are breached.
“We merely won’t tolerate unsafe, unlicensed rental houses. Each resident deserves respectable, safe housing, and the place landlords fall brief, we’ll step in to guard our communities.”
