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Brothers slammed with £20,000 fine as unlicensed landlords

Brothers slammed with £20,000 fine as unlicensed landlords

07 May 2025

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Two brothers have been slapped with a £20,000 fine and put on the rogue landlord database after failing to get licensed as landlords.

Officers found 15 people crammed into a seven-bedroom property when they turned up at the home in Ilmington Road, Kenton, following a tip-off from a neighbour.

The tenants, who were all young students, were sleeping on mattresses, two to three people to a room. Brent’s Private Housing enforcement team found that smoke alarms had been covered up and that fire safety doors were missing when they inspected the property in July last year.

Although the landlords lived locally, they failed to respond to notices from the council that they needed to apply for a Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence.

Willesden Magistrates said in court last week that the brothers had been given “a significant amount of time and opportunities” to respond to the council’s requests.

Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia pled guilty and were handed a £20,000 financial penalty for breaching housing regulations and failure to licence.

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Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia acted as if they were above the law and have paid a heavy price for it. Every landlord in Brent is legally required to have a licence.

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Councillor Fleur Donnelly-Jackson,
Cabinet Member for Housing and Residents Services

Councillor Fleur Donnelly-Jackson, Cabinet Member for Housing and Residents Services, said: “Vimal and Ravi Kanji Bhudia acted as if they were above the law and have paid a heavy price for it.

“Every landlord in Brent is legally required to have a licence. The law exists to protect tenants from rogue landlords who overcrowd their homes and ignore fire safety regulations while pocketing their tenants’ money. Every Brent resident has the right to live in a safe and secure home.”

If you are an unlicensed landlord, you can avoid fines of up to £30,000 by getting licensed today.

Residents, tenants, landlords, managing or letting agents, organisations and businesses are welcome to have their say on our plans for additional HMO licensing to drive up standards for renters. Our consultation is open until 10 June.

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