London borough fines man who split garage into flats

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Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Legal, Local Government

A Hillingdon landlord has been fined for unlawfully renting his garage as two seperate 'beds in sheds'.Harnek Singh Brar, of Brookside Road, Hayes, was fined £14,325 after pleading guilty at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court.Brar had also divided his main house into two seperate dwellings.The successful court action is a victory for Hillingdon Council which is stamping down on illegal back garden homes and rogue landlords. The council secured a result against a similar offender earlier this month....

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