Two landlords have been fined and ordered to pay tens of thousands of pounds following a fatal fire in an overcrowded two-bedroom flat they illegally rented out to 22 people, resulting in the tragic death of a tenant.
Sofina Begum, 52, and Aminur Rahman, 55, were prosecuted by Tower Hamlets Council after a fire broke out in their fourth-floor flat at Maddocks House, Shadwell, on 5 March 2023, claiming the life of 41-year-old Mizanur Rahman.
Anyone concerned about unsafe or overcrowded housing is encouraged to report it via the council’s private housing enforcement team.
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