A landlord who has paid £2,000 in fines and £1,000 in costs for failing to maintain his property to a reasonable standard is still falling foul of safety rules, info4fire can reveal.

Paul Gage, 54, pleaded guilty to six offences under the Housing Act 2004 at Liskeard Magistrates Court on 22 July.

The breaches are related to a house made up of self-contained flats in Newquay, Cornwall. The property is required to fall in line with the Houses in Multiple Occupation part of the 2004 Act.

Works identified as necessary ranged from the submission of a valid gas safety, fire detection, emergency escape lighting and fire extinguisher testing certificate to the removal of items restricting safe use of the means of escape in the property.

Mr Gage was first told of the breaches during a planned inspection on 13 March 2009. The landlord, himself a resident of the building, was then visited five times in 12 months before Cornwall Council brought the case to court.

However, despite being fined last month, Mr Gage has not made satisfactory amendments to his property.

A spokesman from Cornwall Council said: “To date, the Council believes all required works have still not been completed and...is considering how to move forward with this matter to protect the health safety and welfare of the tenants at the property.”

Mr Gage lets flats out to two other tenants.