A CARDIFF landlord and letting agent were fined more than £41,000 for serious housing offences in three cockroach-infested flats.

District Judge Rhys Williams heard the case against owner Mohammed Ahad Ali of 85 Tudor Street and Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd at Cardiff magistrates’ court.

The case came to light when a complaint was received that cockroaches had infested the three-storey building with flats above a commercial unit.

An inspection in March 2024 found multiple hazards, including a defective fire alarm, incomplete fire doors, and unsafe escape routes.

Mr Ali pleaded guilty to six offences and was fined £5,400 and ordered to pay £750 in costs, and a £2,000 victim surcharge.

Lukayan Property Rentals Ltd, which failed to attend court, was convicted of 12 offences and fined £36,000, with £3,000 costs and a £2,000 victim surcharge.

Cardiff Council’s Lynda Thorne said: “This property was in a very bad state of repair, with a cockroach infestation, penetrating damp throughout, and defective fire alarms.”