A rogue landlord who left dozens of rented properties across Bristol in a terrible state has had a ban on letting out homes upheld by a court in London in a legal first in Britain.
Naomi Knapp admitted breaking fire safety regulations and leaving the homes she was renting out in a poor condition, and was banned by Bristol City Council from renting out properties last year.
She became the first landlord in Britain to try to get her ban overturned by appealing to the Upper Tribunal, under the 2016 Housing Act - but now her appeal has failed after the tribunal judges agreed this week, that the action taken by the council had been right.
