Charles Hawkes, a landlord, put more than a
dozen tenants at risk by failing to fit fire doors or
ensure that fire alarms were working, was fined
£2,800 at Woolwich Magistrates Court following a
successful prosecution by Greenwich Council.
In total,...
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Charles Hawkes, a landlord, put more than a
dozen tenants at risk by failing to fit fire doors or
ensure that fire alarms were working, was fined
£2,800 at Woolwich Magistrates Court following a
successful prosecution by Greenwich Council.
In total, pleaded guilty to 17 offences, relating to a
three-storey house in Glenluce Road, Blackheath,
which is converted into 12 separate rooms, each
let to one or two tenants.
Mr Hawkes’ first offence was failure to obtain a
licence for a house in multiple occupation, which
landlords are required to do under the Housing
Act 200
Other offences which the Council brought to
magistrates following an inspection by
environmental health officers in February 2008,
related to:
• The fire alarm system being inoperative
• Fire extinguishers which had not been inspected for four
years
• A lack of fire doors to the individual flats/rooms
• Lack of gas safety certification, electrical installation
certification, fire alarm or emergency lighting certificates
•
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