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A landlord who failed to fit smoke alarms inside a rented house where two boys died in a fire has been jailed for a year following a landmark case.
Source: The Telegraph: Landlord who failed to fit smoke alarms jailed over deaths of young boys after house fire
Two people became trapped upstairs during a fire in Worthing last year, weeks after their landlord was told their fire alarm did not work, a court heard.
Source: Worthing Herald: Landlord fined £20,000 after Worthing house fire – Worthing Herald
On Friday 3 August at Stevenage Magistrates Court, Mr Lawrence Connors of Hitchin Road, Arlesey pleaded guilty to failing to comply with fire safety regulations in a rented property. North Hertfordshire District Council (NHDC) brought the prosecution under the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006. On 6 November 2017 a fire occurred at 54 Chiltern View, Letchworth – a property which was rented to several tenants by Mr Connors. The incident had the potential to cause serious harm but nobody was injured.
Source: North Hertfordshire District Council: Landlord prosecuted for fire safety failings at tenant’s property | North Hertfordshire District Council
Landlord fined £37,111 for multiple housing regulation breaches – On Thursday 30 August at Birmingham Magistrates Court, David Greene, 63, of 463 Brooke Lane, Billesley, has been prosecuted for numerous breaches of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Management Regulations including those designed to protect tenants in the event of a fire.
Source: Birmingham City Council: Landlord fined £37,111 for multiple housing regulation breaches | Birmingham City Council
Source: Royal Berkshire F&RS: Reading landlord handed £177k fine for failing fire safety regulations
A property managing agent has been ordered to pay £40,000 following the death of a woman at a fire at a block of flats
Source: London Fire Brigade: £40,000 fine following East London fire death | London Fire Brigade