Landlords fined over licences
TWO Swansea landlords have been prosecuted for failing to licence their rental properties.
Thomas Barry Davies, of Alan Road, Llandeilo, and Paul David Evans, of Killan Road, Dunvant, Swansea, both failed to licence houses they let out as houses in multiple occupation, or HMOs.
Evans pleaded guilty at Swansea Magistrates’ Court to failing to license a house in Woodlands Terrace, Mount Pleasant, and was fined £500, with costs of £445 for the council. Davies pleaded guilty in relation to two HMOs in Mount Pleasant — one in Cromwell Street, and another in Norfolk Street. He was fined a total of £1,250 with £1,056 in council costs.
Swansea Council confirmed it had now received applications to licence the properties.
The council’s director of the environment, Reena Owen, said the authority had successfully prosecuted 11 landlords for failing to licence their HMOs since 2006.
“We want to ensure that HMOs are of a good standard and well managed so that they provide safe and secure homes for tenants,” she said.
“We know there are lots of good landlords who manage their properties well and comply with legal requirements, but we will continue to use the full powers of the Housing Act for those who flout the law.”
More on HMO licensing can be found here
Please note that these landlords were not clients of MGLS Michael G. Lewis & Son
