A rogue landlord was ordered to pay over £10,000 after he left his tenants to live in overcrowded, filthy and unsafe conditions.

Ealing Council officers visited the house, divided into six rented rooms at 70 Orchard Ave, Southall in 12 June 2012 and found the property was in a poor state of repair and was dirty.

An order was served on the landlord to carry out repairs and clean up the property within two months. When officers returned they found that not only had he failed to comply with the notice but that he had also rented out a further two rooms – which meant the property was overcrowded.

Officers also found damaged fire doors, a smoke alarm that did not work and broken windows in tenants’ rooms. There was also black mould growing on the ceiling and walls of the kitchen, evidence of mice and cockroaches and filthy bathrooms.

Mr Amarjit Singh Gulshan, also of Orchard Avenue, Southall appeared before Ealing Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 8 April where he was found convicted of 11 offences.

He was ordered to pay £6,750 in fines, £3,353.48 to cover the council’s costs for the case and a £120 victim sur-charge, making a total of £10,223.48. The council will be revoking his licence to rent HMOs within the borough.

Homes with unrelated tenants sharing communal facilities must be registered as HMOs to ensure they meet safety and quality standards. Despite this, the property where tenants paid a combined rent of around £2,100 per month failed to meet the required standard.

Councillor Hitesh Tailor, cabinet member for housing, skills and employment said: "This landlord showed a total disregard for the wellbeing and safety of his tenants".

"We will not tolerate this type of behaviour and will take tough action against landlords who leave their tenants living in unsafe and filthy accommodation. My message to criminal landlords is simple – we will come after you."