Basildon Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 4 verdicts at Basildon Magistrates' Court (Basildon). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

October 2025 2 cases

Griffin Residential

Failure to licence HMO and breaches of HMO management regulations *

Sentence

£7,394 fine and costs

Griffin Residential operated an unlicensed HMO at 115 York Road, Southend-on-Sea. A council inspection in September 2023 revealed serious failings including inadequate fire detection and firefighting equipment, poorly maintained communal areas, and a significant build-up of waste on the driveway.

Pleaded guilty to nine offences including failure to licence an HMO and breaches of HMO management regulations. Now trading as Emoov.

3 Oct 2025

Westpoint Property

Failure to licence HMO and breaches of HMO management regulations *

Sentence

£14,282 fine and costs

Westpoint Property, as freeholder, operated an unlicensed HMO at 115 York Road, Southend-on-Sea. A council inspection in September 2023 revealed serious failings including inadequate fire detection and firefighting equipment, poorly maintained communal areas, and a significant build-up of waste on the driveway.

Pleaded guilty to nine offences including failure to licence an HMO and breaches of HMO management regulations.

3 Oct 2025

July 2024 2 cases

Andrew Yates

Driving while disqualified, without insurance, and obstructing a police officer *

Sentence

Ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for 2 years and 3 months

Andrew Yates was driving an Audi A1 on Link Road, Canvey, on May 15, 2024, while disqualified and without insurance. One of the car's wheels had exposed ply or cord, and he obstructed a police constable in the execution of his duty.

Admitted driving while disqualified, without insurance, and wilfully obstructing a police officer.

10 Jul 2024

Harry Challis

Drug driving *

Sentence

Banned from driving for 1 year and fined £400

Harry Challis was driving a BMW on Southend Road in Basildon on February 25, 2024, with 6.4 micrograms of THC per litre of blood in his system, exceeding the legal limit of 2 micrograms.

Admitted drug driving. Ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £160 surcharge.

10 Jul 2024

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About Basildon Magistrates' Court

Basildon Magistrates' Court, located in Basildon, is a Magistrates' Court that deals with summary offences, some either-way offences, and preliminary hearings for more serious cases. With 4 sentencing records in our database, it serves the Basildon area and surrounding communities. Magistrates' Courts handle the majority of criminal cases in England and Wales, with cases heard by a bench of magistrates or a district judge.

The court can be found at The Court House, Great Oaks, Basildon SS14 1EH, SS14 1EH.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +441245313300.

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