Landlord found guilty of letting a property he didn't own

An over-eager Coventry landlord has been found guilty of letting a property that he did not actually own.

The landlord, Charles Opoku-Fordjour was found guilty of drawing up a tenancy agreement and letting the house in Farren Road, Wyken, while he was still in the process of buying it.

The landlord had been given the keys by the properties owner “in good faith” , but had started letting the property and collected £1,000 rent from a family that he had moved into the property before he had completed it's purchase.

The landlord was found guilty and ordered to carry out 100 hours unpaid work, pay back the £1,000 to his tenants, and pay £960 costs

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