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Another two landlords are out of pocket - one by a whopping £13,000-plus - after failing to comply with local council regulations.

Paul Atha and his Yorksahire-based company Atha Properties Ltd were fined a total of £10,000 following a trial at Bradford; he also had to pay two £250 surcharges and £2,734 in costs.

Atha failed to comply with improvement notices imposed by Bradford Council on two of 20 properties he owned in Bradford. The court heard the problems included corroded windows, damp, and mould growth, as well as issues over smoke alarms, polystyrene ceiling tiles, broken tiling and glass, rotten wood and damaged walls.

The court was told that Atha recovered some £1,662 per week in rent from his Bradford portfolio - although Atha himself claimed his business made a £40,000 loss in the last financial year.

Meanwhile a Durham landlord is counting the cost of breaching the terms of his licence after having to pay £770 following legal action by a local authority.

Durham County Council brought the case against the landlord who failed to comply with the conditions of his licence in one of three selective licensing zones.

The case against Patrick Jackson, 37, of Carradale Close, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, was proven in his absence. Darlington Magistrates' Court heard that despite requests from the council, Jackson had rented out the property over a two-and-a-half year period without applying for a licence.

He was ordered to pay a total of £770, including a £400 fine, £330 costs, and a £40 victim surcharge.

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