Estate agent prosecuted over 'substandard' safety

摘要

MILLER METCALFE Estate Agents Ltd was prosecuted over a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Bolton, which had a series of fire safety issues. Bolton News reported on the prosecution of the firm over the property in Deansgate, which was home to two ground floor businesses and a single flat on the first floor, in which the same tenant had lived since 1985. The firm let out the second and third floors in April 201 7 as one flat to three more tenants, which resulted in it being reclassified as an HMO and, as such, required the company to 'follow strict safety requirements'.