Rogue landlord receives suspended prison sentence and £20K fine for leaving tenant homeless after unlawful eviction
A landlord has been sentenced to 26 weeks suspended imprisonment and ordered to pay £20,000, after a judge found him guilty of harassing a tenant and leaving her ‘homeless’ after unlawfully evicting her.
Qamil Cama, a building company owner from Brent, who was illegally renting out his property on Crescent Road, Finchley, was also found to be in breach of a planning enforcement notice issued by Barnet Council.
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North London council Leaders call for fairer funding
Two neighbouring authorities in north London are using their ‘collective voice’ to call for urgent reform of the way councils are funded.
Leaders of Haringey and Barnet have today (11 June 2025) published a letter to the Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister ahead of the spending review to make the case for fairer funding after revealing they receive 15 per cent less per resident than the England average.
Barnet Council Trading Standards officers seize nearly £50,000 in illicit tobacco and vapes
Barnet Council’s Trading Standards officers seized nearly £50,000 worth of illicit cigarettes, rolling tobacco, vapes and shisha during a single day’s worth of shop raids.
The team targeted seven stores, with a variety of ‘hides’ for their illicit produce – including one where a sophisticated hydraulic lift had been installed beneath the flooring. The device, operated by small remote control, contained a series of shelves, packed full of illicit cigarettes.