A landlord in London who was prosecuted by Islington council for 15 property licence conditions breaches and 2 breaches of property management regulations and who was convicted at Highbury Magistrates court in January lost his appeal at Snaresbrook Crown court.

One of his offences involved forcing a tenant to cook food in their bedroom because the landlord refused to provide a kitchen. The judge at Snaresbrook Crown court dismissed the landlord's appeal and ordered him to pay £31,250 in fines, costs of £8,657 and a victim surcharge of £190. In addition the landlord was ordered to pay the costs incurred in relation to his Crown court appeal hearing.

Cllr. Una O'Halloran, Islington council's executive member for homes and communities said " We hope that this prosecution will send a clear message to landlords that if they fail to comply with the rules, we will take legal action."