A landlord has been fined £12,000 after failing to fix “serious hazards” at a home. Swale council’s housing enforcement team inspected the property in Unity Street, Sheerness after a tenant complained. The officers found that the home was cold due to inadequate heating and poor insulation and that there was severe and extensive damp and mould, harbourage for pests, fall hazards and fire safety issues due to the lack of working smoke alarms and missing doors. Despite being served with an improvement notice, the landlord failed to take the necessary actions to fix the dangerous conditions within…