Landlord rented out garden building to family

"Rajinder Singh Pander, of Windsor, Berkshire, had been served an enforcement notice by Hounslow Council requiring him to demolish the unsafe building - but he ignored the order and continued to rent out the property on Worthing Road, Heston, west London. A young family, including a child, lived there for two years in "cramped and substandard living conditions, giving rise to serious concerns about their health and wellbeing", according to Hounslow Council."

"It is unclear how much rent the family paid, but Pander was handed a 59,496.73 confiscation order for income earned during the period he rented out the building. The 25sqm structure included a kitchen, living area and bathroom, and was situated in the garden of a rental property owned by Pander. Pander admitted non-compliance with an enforcement notice - construction of a residential outbuilding. At court, the judge deemed the offence to be at the "higher end of negligent culpability"."

""This prosecution continues our clear message that we will not tolerate landlords who put profit before people's safety. This outbuilding was wholly unsuitable for residential use and should never have been occupied. We always take robust enforcement action against those who choose to flout the law and undermine residents' safety. If anyone has any concerns about any property""

Rajinder Singh Pander ignored an enforcement notice and continued to rent out a 25sqm garden outbuilding on Worthing Road, Heston. A young family, including a child, lived there for two years in cramped and substandard conditions that raised serious health and wellbeing concerns. Pander was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on 23 December and ordered to pay fines, legal costs and a confiscation order for rental income, bringing the total financial penalty to 81,043.88. He admitted non-compliance with an enforcement notice for construction of a residential outbuilding, and the judge described the offence as at the higher end of negligent culpability.

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