Nottingham Post published Landlord fined for leaving tenant without central heating

A landlord was handed a £2,681 bill for renting a chilly house where there was a risk of falling down the stairs. He defied Nottingham City Council - which issued an order banning tenants from the property on Sneinton Boulevard, Nottingham Magistrates Court heard today. Matteo Mariano, 50, was told by presiding magistrate David Crossley: "You got an income from it when it was in a state of ill repair, to say the least. "You totally ignored the order. You are a very lucky man not...