Glasgow Council ejects landlords from Scottish Landlord Register

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Seven failing landlords have been struck from the landlord register in Scotland for a raft of safety issues.

The Health and Safety Executive found a potentially dangerous gas boiler after tenants at two properties in Paisley Road West, owned by Ejaz Ali, raised concerns, reports the Glasgow Times. The council told tenants a rent penalty notice had been issued and they were not obliged to pay the landlord, but Ali then wrongly told them the issue was sorted and payments should resume.

Landlord Cheryl Campbell, who owns four properties in Mercat Gate Court, on High Street and Walls Street, was removed after it emerged she owed a property management firm more than £60,000 for common repairs and had an outstanding council tax bill of almost £28,500. She also didn’t provide fire safety, building insurance and legionella risk paperwork.

Lack of heating

After a tenant of John Milton, who lets six properties in Glasgow, told the council there was no heating and hot water in his home, the landlord failed to fix the problem. The council then discovered that four of his six properties did not have energy performance certificates, while he did not provide fire and gas safety and carbon monoxide detector details.

Clarkston Developments Ltd, which owns 12 properties in Glasgow, was not able to provide fire safety, carbon monoxide detectors and legionella risk assessment paperwork. A company representative accepted there were “serious question marks” but said the firm took its responsibilities seriously and was working on getting all the documents.

Safety certificates

James Duffy, who owns 29 properties across the city, failed to provide safety certificates for 12 flats in Ibrox and Cessnock. A council officer said Duffy claimed the properties had either been sold or were being repossessed, but checks found eight of the 12 were owned by the landlord and let to tenants. 

Rasham Singh, who owns a flat in Harley Street, was struck off after failing to provide a number of certificates, along with Mohammad Nawaz.

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