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Enforcement · 24 July 2026 · Ribble Valley Borough Council

Landlord fined £5,601.54 for breaching improvement notice

Wajid Mahmood pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an improvement notice issued by Ribble Valley Borough Council. Blackburn magistrates fined him £2,025 and ordered costs of £2,846.54. The property in Clitheroe had serious hazards including damp, mould, defective boiler and no hot water.

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Summarised from the official record linked above; figures are as the source states them. Added 14 September 2026.

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