A landlord has been convicted after housing a family in an outbuilding with multiple hazards in Peterborough – for the second time, Cambridgeshire Live reports.
The property housed three young children, while there were Category 1 hazards including inadequate heating and fire safety measures, while the size of the property was deemed too small to occupy an individual.
Despite this being the second offence, the landlord, Tariq Mahmood Khan, appears to have been handed a lenient fine, of just £800. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £320 and the council’s costs of £600, while he didn’t attend the court hearing.
Peterborough City Council is considering applying for a banning order to prevent him from operating as a landlord, as well as adding his name to the national rogue landlord database.
Councillor Alison Jones, Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities, said: “This prosecution should serve as a warning to the small minority of landlords who put their tenants at risk and flout the law.
“We will take appropriate enforcement action under the range of powers available to us if we discover landlords who flagrantly disregard the law. In this case, given that the landlord has repeatedly offended, we will now look at further measures to prevent him from operating as a landlord in future.”
The property was in Clarence Road in Peterborough, while it was occupied by five in total.
