A rogue landlord has been fined over £45,000 after he allowed his tenants to live in cockroach infested homes in Nottingham.

Zain Khan of Mayo Road, Sherwood Rise had rented three houses in Mansfield Road, Nottingham which had active cockroach infestations, exposed live and broken electric sockets and dirty living conditions.

The shared kitchen and bathrooms were poorly maintained and there were no certificates to ensure the safety of the electrical installation was provided or details of who the manager was or how to contact them.

Cllr Jon Collins, City Council Leader, said: “We will not tolerate rogue landlords who offer sub-standard accommodation in Nottingham and refuse to meet their responsibilities to their tenants and the wider community. 

"This case featured hazards and lack of proper management of properties which were putting the health, safety and welfare of the tenants at risk and I’m pleased that this prosecution has resulted in a guilty plea.”

Khan pleaded guilty to 20 offences of failing to licence and failure to manage houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

During sentencing Khan, District Judge Leo Pyle told the 26-year-old: “Human beings in the 20th century do not have to live in these conditions.

“If a tenant had paid his rent in the tardy manner in the way these premises were improved, they would have been out on the street.”

He ordered Khan, whose father owns the properties and the business, to pay £45,628.47, of which £120 is a victim surcharge and £6,958.47 is toward prosecution costs.