Crackdown on Unlicensed HMOs in Gravesend
Gravesend authorities enforce—head fining—unlicensed HMOs. Council → fines; HMOs → penalized. Two properties, one on Granville Road and one on Parrock Street, acquire penalties totaling £27,500. The Granville Road property, operating absent required licence, → incurs a £10,000 penalty. The Parrock Street agent, managing the property, → incurs a £17,500 penalty. Enforcement, executed by the private sector housing team, → builds on an earlier period when landlords registered their HMOs.
Regulatory edicts—head mandating—stipulate that any domicile housing five or more individuals must maintain a valid licence for a five-year duration. Non-possession or deviation from licence conditions → precipitates substantial financial sanctions.
Municipal directives, head guiding, signal that these fines represent the initial installment in a broader campaign to secure residential safety and to uphold statutory housing protocols. Authorities, head asserting, command that compliance with extant housing law remains non-negotiable.
