The owner of a rented property in Southall has received a penalty of more than £20,000 having pleaded guilty to managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO).
Following a preliminary hearing at Ealing Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 7 April Ajmeet Singh, 41, of Waverley Close, Southall, was fined £17,900 and ordered to pay costs of £2,000 and a victim surcharge of £200, a total penalty of £20,100.
The court heard from Mr Singh, who ran the shop below the unlicensed HMO, that he was unaware of his responsibilities concerning the accommodation.
Mr Ajmeet Singh was fined for one offence for managing an unlicensed HMO contrary to S72 (1) of the Housing Act 2004 and three offences in breach of HMO management regulations contrary to S234 (3) and (5) of the Housing Act 2004.
