Serious fire risks recognised in care homes
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Urgent review of emergency plans and fire risk assessment required London Fire Brigade inspectors have discovered serious fire safety failures in care homes across the capital after visiting 177 institutions. The Brigade’s assistant commissioner Dan Daly said, “Over half the care homes we inspected had to make improvements to their fire safety arrangements despite them
Landlord fined £33,000 for ‘blatant disregard’ of fire regulations
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Claims properties were converted ‘without his knowledge’ Alfred de Gruchy, his company Continental Developments, and his daughter, Veronica Scott, were fined £28,000 and order to pay £5000 in court costs after being found guilty of operating two boarding houses without the correct fire certificates. Mr de Gruchy, resident of the Island of Jersey, has a
Letting company fined for fire safety faults
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Ordered to pay more than £43,000 for 24 offences Tenants who are vulnerable adults living in three houses of multiple occupation were living in unsafe premises, a court heard. Telford agents, Salop Lets, pleaded guilty to 24 offences under the 2004 Housing Act and has been fined more than £43,000. Broken and damaged fire doors
Rogue landlord faces prison
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£1.5 million penalty fine for a string of offences A rogue landlord with convictions for significant fire safety failings has been fined £1.5million and could be imprisoned if he fails to pay. Mr Sarkari from North London has been ordered to pay back the money he earned from dozens of tenants over several years who
