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Landlord prosecuted over HMO offences
Ordered to pay £5000 Landlord Almas Rashid pleaded guilty to seven offences, including two relating to poor fire safety, under the Housing Act 2004 for his two houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Doncaster. He [...]
Hotel boss pleads guilty to fire offences
Salim Virani, the boss of The Crown Hotel in Burnley, has pleaded guilty to a string of offences after the hotel was shut down in 2017. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service carried out an inspection [...]
Restaurant fined 7k over fire safety breaches
ADD TO FAVOURITES Restaurant fined 7k over fire safety breaches Staircases blocked and fire detectors faulty 01 AUGUST 2018 A York restaurant has been ordered to pay £7,000 after a number of fire safety breaches [...]
Suspended sentence for pub landlord who flouted fire safety rules
‘Serious deficiencies’ found AUGUST 2018 - Fire Risk assessment - Fire engineering A landlord has been handed an 8-month suspended prison sentence after his Dorset pub failed to meet fire safety regulations. The owners of [...]
Landlord fined after blaze and no fire risk assessment or working fire alarm
Residents’ lives ‘put at risk’ AUGUST 2018 - FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT A landlord has been fined £20,000 plus costs after two people became trapped upstairs during a fire in Worthing last year, reports the Worthing [...]
New smoke alarm legislation
New Smoke and CO Alarm legislation for Landlords If this message doesn't display correctly please click hereTo ensure our E-shot updates get to your inbox - add this to your address book On the 11th [...]