Landlord tears roof off house with tenants still INSIDE

Rogue landlord, 61, is fined £25,000 after he removed the ROOF of his run-down property while 25 tenants were living inside

• Salah Ali, 61, a landlord in Kilburn, north west London has been fined £25,500 
• Ali arranged for the property’s roof to be removed but didn’t tell his tenants
• In June of last year the work was done shortly before the house was demolished 

A rogue landlord who removed the roof of a home while 25 tenants were still living there has been handed a £25,000 fine.

Salah Ali rented out his run-down three-story home in Kilburn, northwest London, but was caught out by council inspectors.

Incredibly, last July he ordered the roof to be removed and replaced without telling his tenants, who were still living there.

Bosses at Brent Council revealed last week how the 61-year-old rogue landlord was fined £25,500 for a string of serious housing breaches.

Ali’s three-storey house had the roof torn off after he had workers begin the repair job with tenants still inside the property

A spokesman said: ‘A rogue landlord, who housed more than 25 tenants in a rundown property, has been found guilty of serious housing breaches.’

‘Salah Ali’s three-storey house in Kilburn became a nightmare for neighbours who complained to the council about the property’s overflowing rubbish bins creating a breeding ground for rodents.’

‘Willesden Magistrates Court found Mr Ali guilty of housing breaches and a failure to licence.’

‘Brent Council was able to prove that he had been receiving rent paid by the tenants living in the overcrowded, unlicensed house in multiple occupation.’

Refuse had engulfed where the bins used be outside the property prompting rats and other vermin to run rampant

After the roof was removed in July, Ali quickly set about demolishing the property, the front gate is all that remains

He added: ‘In July last year, the Fire Brigade was called to stop a leak at the house caused by workers removing the property’s roof while tenants were still living inside.

‘Council enforcement officers visited the property following this incident and delivered a prohibition to rent order to Mr Ali due to the extent of the unsafe conditions. Brent’s housing team assisted the tenants in finding new homes.’

Councillor Eleanor Southwood, Cabinet Member for Housing and Welfare Reform at Brent Council said: ‘A landlord who receives money from tenants is responsible for ensuring that his or her property is licensed and is meeting the requirements of that licence.

‘The tenants who were living in Mr Ali’s property in Kilburn had to suffer unsafe conditions until the council stepped in.

‘Every Brent resident has the right to live in a safe home of a decent standard.’

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