'Landlord from hell' denied holiday.A SO-CALLED landlord from hell facing fraud charges was yesterday denied a holiday in the sun. Steven Dickens applied to court for his confiscated con·fis·cate tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates 1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury. 2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. passport to be returned so he could spend a month in Mauritius with his partner and daughter. But yesterday Dickens, 55, of Bodaf on Road, Llandudno, was told he would have to stay in the UK until he appears before magistrates again on March 8 for committal com·mit·tal n. 1. The act of entrusting: committal of the property to an attorney. 2. The act or an instance of committing to confinement. 3. on fraud charges. It is alleged he purchased properties and obtained mortgages and deals over a period of 15 years. District Judge Andrew Shaw Rabbi Andrew Shaw is the youth Rabbi in Stanmore and Canons Park Synagogue, the largest Jewish community in the UK and Europe. He began and now is the chairman of a nation-wide program to raise Jewish awareness in teenagers called Tribe. sitting at Llandudno Magistrates' Court said: "I think on this occasion Mr Dickens' partner and daughter will have to travel on their own." The court heard for the past four years Dickens spent a month in Mauritius celebrating the Muslim Eid festival with his partner's family. Nick Melville, defending, said: "Mr Dickens is only asking for a holiday." Dickens faces 11 charges of obtaining services by deception. |
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