News - Property Management

Radford landlord pleaded guilty to four fire safety charges at Nottingham Crown Court and has been fined a total of £6,000 (including costs). The charges relate to a fire which broke out in a block of flats in Belper Road, Radford, owned by Simon Fields. Fire fighters were called to a fire in the ground-floor flat in June last year and had to lead a second floor resident to safety. more info

In another example of the fact that Brigades throughout the country are now vigorously pursuing prosecution cases against those who contravene the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, a Hillingdon based property manager has been found guilty of seven breaches of fire safety legislation. more info

A London landlord has been sentenced to four months imprisonment, and his company Watchacre Properties Limited fined £21,000, after pleading guilty to a catalogue of breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. The prosecution relates to a serious fire at a flat on Ruskin Road, Tottenham in September of last year. A tenant was rescued from the blaze by firefighters and taken to hospital, but tragically later died from his injuries. more info