A letting agency has been been ordered to pay fines after a Riverside, Cardiff, property they managed was found to be in poor condition and infested with cockroaches.
The case against Mohammed Ahad Ali, freeholder of 85 Tudor Street, and Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd, was heard at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, December 2. Council inspectors were initially called to the property over a cockroach infestation, but found wider issues.
When inspectors visited the property in March 2024, they identified multiple hazards, including a defective fire alarm, incomplete fire doors, unsafe escape routes, inadequate kitchen facilities, penetrating damp, faulty windows, substandard electrical installations, and unprotected gas and electricity meters.
The court found that both Ali and Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd had breached the Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations 2007, which govern the management and safety of shared housing.
Ali pleaded guilty to six offences and was fined £5,400, with £750 in costs and a £2,000 victim surcharge.
Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd, which did not attend court, was convicted of 12 offences and fined £36,000, with £3,000 in costs and a £2,000 victim surcharge. The company had previously been prosecuted in March 2025 for similar offences at another Cardiff property and fined £27,000.
The court heard that new agents have been appointed and that all necessary repairs at the Tudor Street property have been completed.
Cllr Lynda Thorne, cabinet member for housing and communities at Cardiff Council, said: “We take housing safety very seriously and act on any intelligence received from tenants or the public on irresponsible landlords and agents who fail to meet legal standards.
“The majority of private sector landlords in Cardiff provide a good service to their tenants, but those that don’t will face disciplinary action through the courts.
“This property was in a very bad state of repair, with a cockroach infestation, penetrating damp throughout, and defective fire alarms.
“These matters cause a danger to tenants and thankfully, all the defects have now been rectified, so that the tenants living in this property can now enjoy a better quality of life in their home.”
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