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New UK Gov Measures that clamp down on criminal landlords who trap and cram vulnerable tenants in unsafe, overcrowded homes,  announced by  Brandon Lewis MP UK housing Minster are coming into full force. An HMO manager has been fined £20,000 for allowing his tenants to live in “unacceptable” conditions. Gary Drewett, of Portishead Drive, Tattenhoe, was convicted in his absence by city magistrates on Friday of breaching regulations of the management of houses in multiple occupation law. cock roaches [for illustration  purposes] Inspectors visited the property in Burnmoor Close, Bletchley, to find an infestation of rats or mice and/or cockroaches and broken smoke detectors . There were also evidence of a fire in the kitchen, broken panes of glass and windows unable to close or open. Mr Drewett was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £1,331.17 as well as a £120 victim surcharge, bringing the total financial penalty to £21,451.17. When the o...