Asif Azam of Whitelands Road, High Wycombe, plead guilty at Aylesbury Crown Court after an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found he failed to ensure gas fittings, including a wall mounted boiler, at a property he rented out in Hughenden Road, High Wycombe were safe.
HSE also found that the gas appliances and flues were not checked annually as required by law.
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