'Britain's worst landlord' get longest ever renting ban over 'dangerous' houses

05 October 2023 , 17:41

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Nilendu Das, 55, has been banned from letting properties after they were found to be 'dangerous' (Image: Sheffield City Council / SWNS)

The UK's 'worst landlord' has been handed the longest-ever ban on letting properties after he rented out 'dangerous' homes.

Nilendu Das, 55, has a 'long history of operating and managing extremely poor quality housing', and was once jailed for harassing tenants.
Shocking pictures from his properties show gaping holes in roofs, and one house that had heaps of rubbish outside. Other images show huge piles of waste in back gardens, filthy mess under sinks and jagged holes in ceilings.

He has now been added to the Rogue Landlord Database after Sheffield City council applied for a banning order.

Das has been given the UK's longest ban ever on letting properties (Sheffield City Council / SWNS)

The rogue landlord register lists people who have been banned for failing to make a property habitable, or have been convicted of serious offences while letting to the public. Das, from Sheffield, was given the ten year ban on September 22 at a tribunal in Manchester. It is the longest banning order in the country, and could lead to a jail term or a fine of up to £30,000 if he breaches. It comes after Das was convicted of putting tenants at serious harm from fire and exposing them to substandard and dangerous conditions in their homes.

A filthy mess under a sink found inside one of the landlord's houses (Sheffield City Council / SWNS)

He was ordered to pay over £7,000 in court costs and fines for a list of housing offences as well as health and safety offences at his Indian restaurant in Sheffield. Das, who has previously been jailed for harassing tenants, was sentenced to a 12 month Community Order in March 2021. Councillor Douglas Johnson, chair of Sheffield City Council's housing committee, said Das' houses were some of the most dangerous seen by the council.

London flat for rent for £1,400 a month with bed tucked away in kitchen cupboard

A Sheffield City Council official said Das' properties were some of the most dangerous seen by the authority (Sheffield City Council / SWNS)

Nilendu Das has been added to the national Rogue Landlord Database (Sheffield City Council / SWNS)

He said: "The length of Nilendu Das' banning order reflects the seriousness of his actions and his flagrant disregard for fire safety and the safety of his tenants. We are very happy to see his name on the Rogue Landlord Database. Mr Das has a long history of operating and managing extremely poor quality housing and has been prosecuted numerous times by the council. This latest prosecution has come as a result of Mr Das' continuation of the most severe housing offences. His properties were some of the most dangerous properties ever seen by the council's enforcement staff."

Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas