
Council and HSE cases against rogue landlord
A landlord who refused to carry out repair work on his property has been prosecuted and fined £2,500, along with a £120 victim surcharge and £670 in costs. Victor Robbins of Leigh-on-Sea was found guilty in his absence of ignoring an improvement notice on his first floor flat in Westcliff-on-Sea. Southend council received complaints about damp from the tenants of the property in February. An inspection of the property confirmed it…