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Oct 2021
Harrogate council fines landlords more than £100,000 over safety issues
Harrogate Borough Council revealed today that it has fined seven landlords a total of £109,000 since 2018 for failing to comply with private sector housing requirements.
The council said in a press release it most recently took action against landlord Mr Jamshid Jalali-Ghazaani, who failed to comply with an improvement notice on his property on the High Street in Starbeck.
According to the release, the council found several hazards including excess cold, structural issues and kitchen safety issues. He was fined £25,000.
Mr Jalali-Ghazaani appealed the penalty in September but a property tribunal dismissed it.
The council said it had successfully defended every appeal made by private landlords, including a fine of £15,000 for Stephen Archer's Providence Terrace property, a fine of £13,500 for Andrew Norman's Dragon Road property and Kingspark Limited's £15,000 fine for its property on Electric Avenue.
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In addition, the council has also issued financial penalties totalling £40,589 against landlords of other properties did not appeal the penalty.
The release was published days after the council was criticised by residents for not taking firmer action against to prevent trouble at the privately-let 38 Mayfield Grove, Harrogate, which has been the subject of 255 police reports since 2008.
Trevor Watson, Harrogate Borough Council’s director of economy, environment and housing, said:
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