A landlord has been fined £250 and ordered to pay over £7,000 in costs and associated charges after admitting he failed to comply with a local authority instruction to improve the condition of a property he let.
Kris Parmenter of Leigh in Essex admitted failing to comply with an improvement notice issued by Southend council's private sector housing team. The local authority has now carried out repairs to the apartment after the landlord did not address issues relating to dampness, which the council deemed seriously hazardous.
The authority told Parmenter it was concerned about the property back in September 2012 and issued an improvement notice requesting the work be undertaken by late April 2013.
After another inspections in July 2013, a six week enforcement notice was served but yet another inspection in October revealed the work had not been completed. Specific problems included wooden sash windows which were rotten, and excessive levels of cold, damp and mould with no controllable ventilation in the bathroom and kitchen.
Parmenter was fined £250 and ordered to pay Southend council's £6,604.88 costs, £560 court costs and a victim surcharge of £25. The council said it was determined to go after people who failed to adhere to health and safety rules.
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This is the same joker who met and married a monster on facebook all within a few months, maybe if he spent more time looking after his responsibilities he wouldn't of let this slip.
Must be a great accountant
This guy is a total joke, I rented a property from him, Kris Pamenter , he also runs an accountancy firm called tax help direct ltd, when I complained about the heating nit working and the smell of gas he told me to get another coat. I ended up walking away and had to fight to get my deposit back. Hes a nasty person
He had plenty of time to sort the issues highlighted by the enforcement agent, i guess he thought they were simply making empty threats of issuing him a fine. Not only has he got to pay the fine but the whooping 7000 for the council employing a builder who knew he could charge an inflated price.... please feel free to check out our website for amateur landlords rentdirectuk.co.uk this probably could have been avoided with guidance assuming he was a novice.