A 'Rogue' London landlord has issued a large fine after 18 people were found in his house with three bedrooms.
Charles Egbiremolen was instructed to pay £ 37,000 after the Inspectors of the Council and the police had included Extreme Overpoplet in his Edgware ownership.
One room was shared by six people, including babies, and two tenants occupy another room of only 7.8 m².
The Fairmead Crescent house was originally built as one with three bedrooms with connected house with three bedrooms, but was later converted into eight beds. The building was operated without a license.
Following complaints from neighbors about noise, antisocial behavior and overpopulation, Barnet Council inspectors and police visited an order.
They discovered the serious overcrowding, but also found the building miserably under the safety standards, with an insufficient fire alarm system and not a safe way to escape in the case of a fire.
In addition to general decay through the entire building, the backyard flowed from construction waste, mattresses and other debris. The kitchen was in a separate structure in the garden.
In November last year, Egbiremolen was found guilty of nine offenses, including non-licensing the ownership, management and security delicents and not providing legal information to the council.
The back garden (photo) was overcrowded with construction waste, mattresses and other rubble
The building was miserably under the safety standards, with an insufficient fire alarm system and not a safe way to escape in the case of a fire
One room was shared by six people, including babies, and two tenants occupy another room of only 7.8 m²
In summary at Willesden Magistrates Court, the district judge said that Egbiremolen was “not a person who responds positively to laws and regulations.”
And during his conviction on February 5, 2025, the judge described him as a 'classic Rogue house boss'.
Landlords being prosecuted and convicted by the council in courts is unlikely that they will ever be again considered an HMO license boot in the municipality, said a Barnet Council spokesperson – although this is subject to individual assessment.
They added: 'The safety of our residents is of the utmost importance and we will not tolerate landlords who flood the rules in Barnet.
'It is the responsibility of every landlord to ensure that their characteristics meet the law and that their tenants are safe.
'Landlords who do not license or manage or manage their HMOs or leave property in a state of prosecution risks or fines of fine to £ 30,000 per violation' in a state of prosecution or fine.
