Serial offending landlord fined £13,000 for illegally subletting Dagenham home

Borisov rented out the home on Manor Road in Dagenham
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Tom Powell23 April 2017
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A rogue landlord who repeatedly rented out an overcrowded and illegally-converted house in east London has been fined more than £10,000.

Petko Borisov, who lives in Lewisham, was brought to court after council officers found him renting his Dagenham property out without the correct licence – despite being fined for it two years previously.

In November 2015 Borisov was ordered to pay over £6,500 after the address on Manor Road was raided as one of several suspected overcrowded homes.

He was found guilty of illegally subletting to 11 tenants, with no fire alarm system, no gas or electrical certificates and the shed converted into a bedroom.

After a series of follow-up visits from council officers and an ignored notice, Borisov was brought before Barkingside Magistrates’ Court once again.

He began by pleading “not guilty” in February but then failed to turn up for the trial which proceeded without him on April 7.

The landlord was found guilty of "failing to comply with the requirements of an enforcement notice" and "having control of a property without there being in force an appropriate licence".

Councillor Laila Butt, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement, said: “Borisov’s blatant contempt for the law has been breath taking. But this great result shows our relentless pursuit of rogue landlords has paid off.”

“I can assure tenants, residents and law abiding landlords we will not give up in our mission to stand up for decent housing standards in Barking and Dagenham.”

Borisov was fined £5,000 on each count with a victim surcharge of £1,000, while he was also ordered to pay £1,650 in costs to Barking and Dagenham Council.

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