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Landlord’s £25,000 court bill over hot water failures
M ore than 100 prostitutes have been found working from a West London apartment block owned by a multi- millionaire. Undercover reporters from The Sunday Times discovered that they were able to make 40 bookings using 23 apartments in the building, which houses 670 flats. The Sloane Avenue block is owned by Tory party donor Christopher Moran, who is worth more than £400m. Investigators found that 15 of the 23 apartments being used by prostitutes are owned by Mr Moran’s company Realreed. Over 100 prostitutes working at apartment block
ex-tenants, one of whom is wheelchair bound, reported over a five-month period that hot water to the upstairs of their property was faulty. After finding Wilson guilty at a hearing in November, District Judge Justin Barron ordered her to return to court for sentencing in December. In addition to the fine, Judge Barron ordered Wilson to pay the council’s legal costs in full. She has eight weeks to pay. In a previous hearing, prosecutor Sophie Gray accused Wilson of “fabricating” attempts to fix a boiler and showing “clear disregard” for tenants Mark Manser, who uses a wheelchair, and wife Sarah Manser. Mrs Manser said the couple had no hot water or heating for five months at their home in Ashford, Kent. Water was also leaking from the ceiling.
A buy-to-let property tycoon who failed to comply with an enforcement notice ordering her to supply hot water to a disabled tenant has been fined £10,000.
Judith Wilson, 68, was also ordered to pay legal costs of almost £15,000 after appearing at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court. Ashford Borough Council served the notice after Wilson’s
New vehicle charging firm a boost for block managers
A company that specialises in efficiently lighting London’s apartments has launched a new business to deliver vehicle charging points for block management firms. Essex-based Future
Group has set up Future Fuel, which will partner with charging solutions company Wallbox to deliver charging points for electric and hybrid cars in block car parks. The wall-mounted control panel will feed up to five points that block managers can open up to residents and their guests. Bosses at Future Fuel say that the chargers can also generate revenue to block mangers as they can open one or more charging points to the public.
“Wallbox is a great product and our new offer from Future Fuel is tailored to meet the exact needs of block managers and their residents. We believe it is the best charging solution on the market.”
technology, chargers work in tandem with myWallbox, an energy management platform that connects residents to their charging point 24 hours a day. Future Group managing director Jamie Willsdon said:
Designed with state-of-the art
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