LANDLORDS who put their tenants at risk by failing to ensure their homes are safe are being warned by Bolton Council that they could face hefty fines.

The warning comes after Britannia Estates Lettings Ltd was fined £4,000 by Bolton Magistrates for failing to keep two family homes up to legal standards.

Rob Devey, Bolton Evening News – 26 December 2007

No representative of the company, which is based in Derby Street, Daubhill, turned up to the court hearing.

advertisementBut the firm was found guilty in its absence and was also ordered to pay £973 in costs.

The families complained to the council about problems with their properties in Charles Holden Street, Deane, and Nelson Street, Burnden.

When they inspected the properties, council officers found a poorly maintained gas fire and boilers, faulty electrical lights, loose carpet and poor lighting on the stairs – full article