Fines and community service for lettings agency boss

A lettings agency which rented out overcrowded, unlicensed HMOs has been sentenced by a Crown Court.

The unnamed agency managed a large number of homes in Portsmouth on a rent-to-rent basis. This means the owner of the homes does not get involved with letting the property and allows the agency to do this on their behalf.

Officers at Portsmouth council suspected the homes weren’t licenced correctly and that they were overcrowded. Read full article

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