Landlord fined for dumping father and son’s belongings on street and changing locks

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Hasbeen said:

And no damage to property as they cannot get back in? Might me tempting to some.

Ah, but what if the tenant had broken in and changed the locks again (whilst "officially" notifying the landlord).

After all, you can't be prosecuted for breaking into your own house and providing you put right any damage.....

2bFrank

Norman_Castle said:

While the penalties might appear low compared to the potential savings the fact he has been convicted should dissuade him and hopefully others from doing this again and hopefully if he does repeat this a conviction for further offences would be far higher.

Means absolutely nothing to be fair. Unless there was a substantial sentence, or even suspended then all that will happen is a little bit of extra admin on forms. A conviction means nothing with all the laws and equal protection nowadays. Worst I've seen is, if you plan on emigrating and need a visa, depending on the country they scrutinise all offences.

Repeat offences can be higher, but if a shoplifter, shoplifts continuously and gets caught continuously, they get the exact same sentence, its very rare a higher sentence will be given, unless the offence was different (e.g. the got aggressive etc, meaning more changes).

There is literally little negative in a illegal eviction for a landlord, and even if they do get caught, they still save money, crime unfortunately pays. Blame the government for all the cuts in the courts system, thats the true issue here.

theartfullodger

MobileSaver said:

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Anyway, here's some links to news sites and associated public opinion rather than social media:

Metro News

Daily Mail

Thank you for your kind provision of these links.  To opinion, no evidence.  

£75 was your number, merely quoting it..
 
Best regards to all.