A restaurant owner has been fined more than £11,000 for failing to properly licence the rented flats above his shop.

Hayrettin Kacmaz, of the Yayla Restaurant, in Green Lanes, Harringay, appeared at Tottenham Magistrates Court earlier this month.

He pleaded guilty to failing to get a house in multiple occupation (HMO) licence for two properties above his business.

Mr Kacmaz also pleaded guilty to failing to properly manage the premises after Haringey Borough Council officers found the flats had a leaking roof, missing handrails and broken windows.

The shop owner also failed to provide the council with copies of gas and electrical safety reports, and could not to provide details of persons with an interest in the properties.

Magistrates fined him £11,620 and ordered him to pay full costs of £1680 to the council.

Councillor Joseph Ejiofor, the cabinet member for planning and enforcement, said landlords must provide properties which are safe to live in and suitable to let.

He said: "The law and the local HMO licensing scheme are crystal clear and it is a false economy when landlords like Mr Kacmaz fail to properly licence and maintain their properties.

“Even though he had the good sense to plead guilty Mr Kacmaz is facing a hefty fine – which could quite easily have been avoided.

“This is why our council is extending the HMO licensing scheme to Tottenham, and this case reinforces our message to HMO landlords that if they don't get the required licenses and they don’t properly maintain their properties for tenants, they will be prosecuted.”