BTL landlord ordered to pay £14,500

A private landlord in Evesham has been ordered to pay £14,500 after he was found to be illegally renting his property out to 11 occupants. 

Four civil penalty notices were issued to the landlord by Wychavon District Council for operating a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without a licence and several management regulation breaches.

The action that was taken by Wychavon District Council as part of a wider clampdown on landlords operating HMOs without a licence.

The council opted to take action following a raid by council officers on a three-storey property in the town’s Waterside. 

Inspectors found a family sharing a single room, unrelated adults sharing rooms and overall the house was being used by eight adults and three children.

A number of safety hazards were also uncovered within the property, including poor internal layout, poorly working fire alarms, no fire doors or compartmentation and the kitchen lacked a working oven.

Want to comment on this story? Our focus is on providing a platform for you to share your insights and views and we welcome contributions.
If any post is considered to victimise, harass, degrade or intimidate an individual or group of individuals, then the post may be deleted and the individual immediately banned from posting in future.
Please help us by reporting comments you consider to be unduly offensive so we can review and take action if necessary. Thank you.