Kent Landlord Given £32,000 Fine and it’s Not His First Offence
By |Published On: 11th September 2015|

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Kent Landlord Given £32,000 Fine and it’s Not His First Offence

By |Published On: 11th September 2015|

This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.

Kent Landlord Given £32,000 Fine and it's Not His First Offence

Kent Landlord Given £32,000 Fine and it’s Not His First Offence

A landlord in Kent has been fined £32,000 for failing to have a valid gas safety record for five rental properties.

Medway Magistrates’ Court was told how the Health and Safety Executive joined up with Medway Council housing officers to investigate the case, which began in March 2014. They received statements from tenants of Nitin ‘Nick’ King.

King, of Bredgar, Sittingbourne, was fined £32,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,560 after pleading guilty to four charges of breaches to Regulation 36(3) of the Gas Safety Installation and Use Regulations 1998.

Previously, King appeared in court in March when it was found that he left tenants living in a house in Luton Road, Chatham, which had dangerous stairs and steps, and unsafe fire precautions.

He appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to comply with an improvement notice. He was fined £11,000, with costs of £3,050 and a £120 victim surcharge.

King allegedly owns and manages over 250 rental properties in Medway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author: Em Morley (she/they)

Em is the Content Marketing Manager for Just Landlords, with over five years of experience writing for insurance and property websites. Together with the knowledge and expertise of the Just Landlords underwriting team, Em aims to provide those in the property industry with helpful resources. When she’s not at her computer researching and writing property and insurance guides, you’ll find her exploring the British countryside, searching for geocaches.

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