Rent repayment orders in Brent
What the tribunal ordered in Brent
25 decisions (20 ended in a rent repayment order). In 20 the amount ordered has been checked.
| All | Before 5 Sep 2022 | Since 5 Sep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ended in a rent repayment order | 83% 20 of 24 | 85% 11 of 13 | 82% 9 of 11 |
| Typical amount ordered, per applicant | £4,076 n=19 | £5,378 n=10 | £3,540 n=9 |
| Typical amount ordered, per decision | £7,516 n=20, typically 2 applicants | £10,800 n=11, typically 2 applicants | £6,110 n=9, typically 2 applicants |
| Typical share of the maximum the tribunal could award | 77% n=10 | too few n=4 | 45% n=6 |
No decision here yet concerns an offence on or after 1 May 2026, when the maximum rose to 24 months' rent. Every figure is under the old rules, where the maximum was 12 months' rent.
"Per applicant" divides what the tribunal ordered in a decision by the number of applicants in it; "per decision" is the total ordered across all of them, as the decision states it.
"Typical" is the median. n is the number of decisions each figure comes from. Figures from fewer than 5 decisions are shown as "too few".
The Upper Tribunal set out how the amount is fixed in Acheampong v Roman on 5 September 2022.
By offence
| Offence | Decisions | Ended in an order | Typical amount ordered, per applicant | Typical amount ordered, per decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlicensed HMO | 14 | 92% 12 of 13 | £4,202 n=12 | £10,430 n=12, typically 2 applicants |
| Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | 10 | 80% 8 of 10 | £4,076 n=7 | £4,555 n=8, typically 1 applicant |
| Illegal eviction | 1 | too few 0 of 1 | too few n=0 | too few n=0 |
The tribunal can only make an order if it is sure, beyond reasonable doubt, that the landlord committed the offence. That is why not every application ends in an order. Old rules: offence before 1 May 2026, maximum 12 months' rent. New rules: offence on or after 1 May 2026, maximum 24 months' rent.
Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.
Left out of the figures, but listed below: decisions whose outcome or amount we haven't been able to check. Dismissed, withdrawn, struck-out and out-of-time applications count towards "ended in an order" but never supply an amount.
Download these as a PDF The figures and the list below, with a GOV.UK link for every decision: something you can attach to an RRO1 application. Individual landlords are not named in it.
Click an address, or "Read the reasoning", to see why the tribunal decided what it did: the figures, an extract from its reasons on the amount and a link to the full decision on GOV.UK.
| Address | Offence | Landlord | Rent pcm | Maximum | Per applicant | Ordered, total | Applicants | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 5, 56 Christchurch Avenue, London, NW6 7BH Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £1,702.75 | Dismissed | 1 | 24 Jun 2025 | |||
| 7 Mascotts Close, London NW2 6NS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company | Other ruling | 3 | 30 Jan 2025 | ||||
| 288 Chevening Road Kilburn NW6 6DD Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £950 | £5,823.30 | £4,076.31 | £4,076.31 | 1 | 70% | 23 Jan 2025 |
| 60 London Road, Wembley, HA9 7HG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,360.88 | £7,082.64 | 3 | 30 Oct 2024 | |||
| 23 Elm Way, London NW10 0NG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £500 | £4,500 | £13,500 | 3 | 2 May 2024 | ||
| Flat 3, 76 Brondesbury Road, London, NW6 6RX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £17,220 | £1,291.50 | £2,583 | 2 | 15% | 29 Apr 2024 | |
| 36 Doyle Gardens, London NW10 3DA Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £35,400 | £3,540 | £14,160 | 4 | 40% | 13 Dec 2023 | |
| 6A Odessa Road, London NW10 5YH Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,275 | £11,830 | £3,353.33 | £10,060 | 3 | 85% | 27 Nov 2023 |
| 59a, Chamberlayne Road, London, NW10 3ND Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £3,675.97 | £3,675.97 | 1 | 6 Oct 2023 | |||
| 2 Gorefield Place, Kilburn Park, London, NW6 5FG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £12,220.08 | £6,110 | £6,110 | 1 | 50% | 31 Jan 2023 | |
| First Floor Flat, 43 Prout Grove, London, NW10 1PU Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £18,000 | £2,096.84 | £4,193.69 | 2 | 23% | 9 Dec 2022 | |
| 35B Okehampton Road, London, NW10 3EE Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | company and individuals | Dismissed | 2 | 18 Oct 2022 | ||||
| 2 Park Lodge , 136 Olive Road London NW2 6UX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £680 | £2,559 | £2,129.50 | £2,129.50 | 1 | 83% | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Flat 3, 55a Chichele Road, London NW2 3AN Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £16,320 | £8,160 | £16,320 | 2 | 100% | 29 Apr 2022 | |
| 49c St. Pauls Avenue, London, NW2 5SY & Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £7,474 | £14,948 | 2 | 7 Feb 2022 | |||
| 54 Poplar Grove, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 9DB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | Dismissed | 1 | 27 Oct 2021 | ||||
| 29a Christchurch Avenue, London, NW6 7QP Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,058.33 | £3,904.25 | £11,712.75 | 3 | 6 Jul 2021 | ||
| 1 Walrond Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7EL Read the reasoning old rules | Illegal eviction | individual | £620 | Dismissed | 1 | 17 Jun 2021 | |||
| 25 Cornwall Gardens, London NW10 2QX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £850 | £5,400 | £10,800 | 2 | 1 Jun 2021 | ||
| 48B Neasden Lane, London, NW10 2UJ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company JKR Properties Limited |
£700 | £5,355 | £5,355 | 1 | 1 Apr 2021 | ||
| 16 Cornwall Gardens, London, NW10 2QX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £900 | £10,800 | £5,400 | £10,800 | 2 | 100% | 29 Mar 2021 |
| 182 Purves Road, Brent, London NW10 5TG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £7,950 | £7,950 | £7,950 | 1 | 100% | 26 Jan 2021 | |
| FFF & GFF, 57 Ivy Road, London NW2 6SY and 0002 Read the reasoning old rulescouncil application | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £18,656.88 | council | 10 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 143B Harvist Road, London NW6 6HB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £810.31 | £4,917.08 | £4,917.08 | 1 | 16 Jul 2020 | ||
| 76 Whitmore Gardens, London NW10 5HJ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £800 | £250 | £250 | 1 | 10 Dec 2018 | ||
Rent per calendar month, the maximum the tribunal could award (the rent for the period, less any benefits), the amount ordered and its share of that maximum, as the decision states them. "Per applicant" is the total ordered divided by the number of applicants shown; "Ordered, total" is the whole amount for the decision. A blank maximum means the decision never states it as one figure, or it hasn't been checked. Individual landlords are never named here; companies are.
The tribunal's approach to the amount, and the rules on who can apply and when, are explained by Shelter and on GOV.UK. Had a rent increase instead? What the rent tribunal decided nearby.