A Lancaster house which saw its wall collapse was expecting Airbnb guests on the night of the incident, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.
The property, Bloomfield 6, on 28 Thurnham Street, Lancaster LA1 1XU, was advertised on the site and was forced to tell the incoming guests that their reservation was cancelled following the collapse.
The incident, which occurred yesterday evening, saw one car in a Kwik-fit parking space crushed by the debris.
Speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, the owner, Zubeir Yakub Mister, said the incoming guests hadn't arrived to the property when the wall collapsed.
It was then taken off the site until further notice, with those who made the booking informed of the change.
The property, which can still be seen on Booking.com (although reservations are currently suspended), currently has a rating of 1.2 out of 10 from 17 reviews.
Mr Mister told the Lancashire Telegraph that he believed the collapse had occurred after salt had gotten in the solid sandstone, causing a sudden explosion.
He added that the incident had come out of the blue, and there were no signs that a collapse was imminent, which Mr Mister said had also been confirmed by a structural engineer.
However, the incident is not the first for Zubeir Mister, who has previously been charged for offences relating to planning and immigration.
Mister's chequered property record
In 2025 Mr Mister was fined and given a suspended sentence for breaches of planning and listed building control relating to Alexandra Hall on Penny Street, a Grade-II listed building built in 1902.
He had conducted an unauthorised removal of windows which the council said had exposed the structure to the elements.
He was later charged with two offences, the failure to comply with a listed building enforcement notice, as well as executing the demolition/alteration/extension of the building which affected its historic character.
As the director of Penny Street Ltd, the company which owned the building, Mr Mister was then fined £5,000 and a £128 victim surcharge, and received a four-month custodial sentence, which was suspended for 18 months, alongside a community order of 250 hours unpaid work, during sentencing at Preston Magistrates Court.
The council had secured an order from the courts which prevented Mr Mister from carrying out work on the property that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest, according to beyond.radio.
In March 2017, Zubeir Mister pleaded guilty to seven counts of breaching immigration law after allowing people to work illegally at his Nice & Spicy takeaways in Morecambe and Lancaster.
As reported in the Burnley Express, the court heard that the shops "did not pay the minimum wage, holiday pay or national insurance for the workers and the men would work long hours, up to seven days a week".
Mr Mister was also charged with breaching immigration law by allowing six different people to stay at Whiteray Road in Lancaster on January 11, 2013, after all overstayed their leave to remain in the UK.
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A spokesperson for Lancaster City Council said: "The council was informed of the incident on Thursday evening and immediately enacted its emergency procedures.
"Our priority is to make the building safe, prevent any further collapse and ensure the one-way system can be reopened.
"It would not be appropriate at this stage to comment on speculation relating to ownership, previous legal matters, or the intended use of the property."
Mr Mister has been contacted for further comment.
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