A Reading landlord appealed against a penalty notice issued by the local council’s private sector housing team in July 2022, after he committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 of having an unlicensed HMO at his property in the town.
The council’s penalty notice was issued as an alternative to prosecution.
Reading council’s case included calling the former tenants of the property, who all confirmed they had rented their rooms from Safdar and paid him the rent directly.
Safdar had previously been issued a S249A Notice for a different address, which he also claimed was unlawfully sublet, but for which he had paid a penalty notice.
At the appeal to the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (Residential Property) Safdar was unsuccessful in his appeal, so must pay the total financial penalty of £22,861.
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