Council boasts of fining HMO landlords over £200,000...

Landlords across just one London borough who failed to license HMOs have been issued with fines amounting to £207,500.

To date, 59 warnings have been handed out by Haringey council to landlords who have let unlicensed HMO property to at least three people who are not from the same household but share facilities like a bathroom and kitchen.

Some 43 of these notices resulted into fines.

A Haringey council statement says that with the use of Civil Penalty Notices, the fines have helped “strengthen the private rented sector and protect residents in the borough.”

Councillor Sarah Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing Services, Private Renters and Planning, says: “We will do everything in our power to protect our residents in the private rented sector in Haringey. Our HMO licensing scheme provides us with an even better platform to do this.

“Whilst we continue this journey to improve housing standards across the borough, we will fight for renters’ rights and ensure residents across Haringey live in homes that are well managed, of good quality and most of all, safe.

“Landlords who fail to comply will face tough enforcement action. Rogue landlords will not be tolerated in Haringey.”

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