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Rogue landlords got a rude awakening following an early morning raid on an overcrowded property in Kingsbury. The raid, which took place last week, discovered 17 people living in a three bedroom terraced house. There were cramped conditions throughout and no hot water or heating. Everything was in a state of disrepair with protruding electric cables, tiny rooms with up to five beds in them, grimy mattresses, a dirty kitchen and a leaking sink. The backyard was also full of household rubbish and old mattresses. Rogue landlords should face stronger sentencing tougher license conditions and potential blacklisting says LGA All the tenants were young men, paying cash in hand to one person living in the property who then passed on the official rent of £1200 per month. The total rent collected each month by the head tenant who now faces the prospect of prosecution proceedings was found to be £3,400. Both rent recipients have been advised to leave the property immediately or face an unl...