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A landlord has been sent to prison in the first custodial sentence given in London under the new fire safety regulations.
Mr Mehmat Parlak was sentenced to four months imprisonment and his company, Watchacre properties limited, were fined £21,000 following conviction for serious breaches of the regulatory reform order (RRO).
The prosecution followed a fatal fire at a flat on Ruskin Road, Tottenham on 16 September 2007. After being removed from the building by firefighters, a man was taken to hospital but died later.
Councillor Brian Coleman AM FRSA, chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority which runs the London Fire Brigade said:
‘This fire resulted in a man dying and highlights why landlords and businesses must take their responsibilities under the regulatory reform order seriously. The London Fire Brigade works hard to bring irresponsible companies and individuals to court, which can as this case has shown result in a custodial sentence.’ Sentencing of the company and their Director Mr Parlak, of Wellington Road, Enfield, took place at Wood Green Crown Court on 20 October after they pleaded guilty to eight breaches of fire safety.