Landlords fined for breaching shared house rules

Two Leeds landlords were fined for failing to comply with house in multiple occupation (HMO) regulations.

Brian Davison, of Horsforth, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,829, for failing to licence his property in Burley.

Davison admitted to failing to license his property at Leeds Magistrates Court but said it was an administrative error.

In a separate hearing at the court, Khalid Mohammed, of Bessacarr, Doncaster, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,563 for breaching the terms of his HMO licence.

Mohammed pleaded guilty to seven breaches of safety regulations relating to a house rented to students in Woodhouse.

Councillor Peter Gruen, Leeds City Council executive member with responsibility for neighbourhoods and housing said: “This is a great result for us, and continues to send a strong message out to landlords in Leeds that they must comply with the relevant regulations if they are to let a house out.

“The team has been working very hard to make sure that houses across the city comply with all the relevant regulations, and this is another excellent result.”