A buy-to-let investor, who previously spent time in prison for perjury after he lied during an inquiry into the deaths of two tenants during a fire in a basement flat he owns in Scotland, has been fined £270 after violating a council ban.
Harpal 'Harry' Singh demanded money from Liam Fair, 21, in February last year, after he stayed in a property in Melrose Street in Glasgow's Woodlands area.
But Singh was last year barred from being a landlord following an investigation by Glasgow City Council, which meant that he was not allowed to request rental payment.
Singh, aged 66, was found to be unfit to act as a landlord last year after it was revealed he was in control of a 14-property portfolio despite being not holding a licence.
Council officers found the properties, all located in Scotland, lacked basic fire safety measures.
Singh previously owned a basement flat in Melrose Street, Woodlands, where James Fraser and Daniel Heron died when a fire gutted the property in March 1999 because metal bars over the windows had prevented the occupants from escaping.
Singh, who was jailed for perjury after lying under oath that the basement property had working smoke detectors, was issued with the fine yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
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