Two housing developers in Manchester have had to pay more than £14,000 for risking the lives of their tenants in student accommodation described in court as a ‘deathtrap.’ The two companies were found guilty of failing to meet safety standards as required by building regulations at their 55-flat housing development in Grafton Street, Ardwick. Council surveyors found serious breaches of… read more →
An external fire risk assessor and a hotel manager have both been jailed for eight months for fire safety offences. David Liu, who runs The Dial Hotel and Market Inn, both in Mansfield, had previously pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to 15 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, while John O’Rourke of Mansfield Fire Protection Services… read more →
The managing agent of a block of flats in London has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay almost £13,000 in costs after pleading guilty to breaches of fire safety law. Douglas and Gordon Ltd pleaded guilty to three breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 at Southwark crown court on 29 June. The leasehold owner of the… read more →
The owners of a bed and breakfast in Gloucestershire have been fined for blocking fire safety inspectors from doing their jobs. Richard and Lesley Williams-Allen, the husband and wife owners of The Laurels bed and breakfast in Inchbrook, were ordered to pay a total of £3,930 on Monday (May 16th). Cheltenham Magistrates Court heard that the couple refused to provide… read more →
Supermarket Tesco was recently fined £48,000 for health and safety breaches after a successful prosecution by Bracknell Forest Council. The Council’s environmental health team prosecuted the company over charges relating to the unloading and loading of vehicles at its Warfield store. It was found that Tesco failed to provide a safe working system relating to the loading and unloading of… read more →
The manager of a care home that was the scene of a fatal fire has been found guilty of a fire safety breach. Karen Sykes, 41, from Sale, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court on 18 March 2011 following the fire at Oldfield Bank Residential Care Home. She was fined £500 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15.… read more →
A residential landlord has been found guilty of fire safety breaches, following a fire where his tenants were forced to flee for their lives. Joseph Ernest Draper, then owner of 9 Hillsborough Terrace, in Ilfracombe, Devon, pleaded guilty to four offences under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Appearing at Exeter Crown Court on 29 March 2011, Mr Draper was ordered… read more →
A landlord has been ordered to pay £20,000 in fines after a fire caused his tenants to flee the property for their lives. Hitesh Mashru pleaded guilty to four breaches of the Fire Safety Order last week (28 February) at Watford Magistrates Court. He was also ordered to pay £7,394.58 in costs for the breaches, which took place at 39… read more →
A waste recycling company has been fined £40,000 plus costs after pleading guilty to 16 breaches of the Fire Safety Order. Total Waste Ltd admitted to serious fire safety deficiencies at Bournemouth Crown Court on 18 January. As well as the fine, the company was ordered to pay a total of £22,688.82 in costs. An investigation carried out by Dorset… read more →
The owner of a restaurant in South Wales was handed a four month suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to 13 fire safety breaches. Abdul Kadir, who owned the Raj Gate Indian restaurant in the large village of Ponthir, will also have to pay £5,329.76 in costs and work 250 hours of community service, reports the South Wales Argus. The… read more →
