A landlord used a manhole cover to hide a gap in the floor of a student house and left them "at risk of injury".
Trophy Homes Limited, based on Sandown Lane, Wavertree, was brought before Liverpool Magistrates' Court where the full extent of their "poorly run" homes was laid bare. The court was told how the company, run by Sean, Maria and Robert Broadhurst, had a "clear lack of regard for tenants" and failed to obtain licenses and comply with their legal obligations.
The court heard how two properties, based on Silvester Street in Vauxhall and Highgate Street in Edge Hill, had issues with safety and poor management due to ineffective fire doors, overflowing drainage in the shared living room, and intermittent electricity and gas supplies.
