Warning to all landlords

A Nottingham landlord who admitted failing to install a fire alarm, smoke detection system and self-closing devices on the doors at his flats has been fined £6,000.

Firefighters were called to a blaze in a ground floor flat belonging to Simon Fields in June 2008 and had to lead a second floor resident to safety. An inspection revealed there were no fire precautions in the flats or the common areas and inspectors banned the use of the first and second floors.

Fields, of Trowell Road, Wollaton, pleaded guilty to four fire safety charges at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court. He was fined £1,500 for each offence and ordered to pay £3,772 in costs.

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