Nicole Cameron, director of a local letting and property management company South Tyneside Rooms, along with property manager Shamusdin Mohammad were both convicted of failing to comply with a Request for Information Notice under the Housing Act 2004. The notice required them to provide documents to the South Tyneside council which was investigating an HMO operating illegally in South Shields. 

Councillor Jim Foreman, the lead member for housing and community safety, underlined the fact that South Tyne Council was committed to driving up standards in the private rented sector and was building good relationships with local landlords to ensure that accommodation is well managed, safe, and of a decent quality.

He went on to say that the majority of landlords and agents operate in a legal and professional manner to provide homes meeting the required standards, but unfortunately, there are some who poorly manage and maintain properties and, in some cases, knowingly flout the law, and that hefty fines should send a clear message about the potential consequences, vowing that they would not hesitate to take action where it is suspected that landlords are not operating within the law that is designed to protect tenants.

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