Rent repayment orders in Lewisham
What the tribunal ordered in Lewisham
29 decisions (25 ended in a rent repayment order). In 22 the amount ordered has been checked.
| All | Before 5 Sep 2022 | Since 5 Sep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ended in a rent repayment order | 86% 25 of 29 | 89% 8 of 9 | 85% 17 of 20 |
| Typical amount ordered, per applicant | £2,822 n=22 | £2,130 n=8 | £2,948 n=14 |
| Typical amount ordered, per decision | £8,460 n=22, typically 3 applicants | £6,855 n=8, typically 3 applicants | £10,247 n=14, typically 3 applicants |
| Typical share of the maximum the tribunal could award | 50% n=9 | too few n=3 | 75% 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 | 27 | 89% 24 of 27 | £2,791 n=21 | £8,362 n=21, typically 3 applicants |
| Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | 1 | too few 1 of 1 | too few n=1 | too few n=1 |
| Harassment | 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 Dismissed, withdrawn, struck-out and out-of-time applications count towards "ended in an order" but never supply an amount.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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93B Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5EZ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,800 | £22,992.18 | £4,311 | £17,244 | 4 | 75% | 16 Jul 2026 |
| 49b Jerningham Road, London SE14 5NQ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £900 | £1,800 | £1,440 | £1,440 | 1 | 80% | 25 Jun 2026 |
| 9 David’s Road London SE23 3EP Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,760 | £22,408 | £1,568.56 | £7,842.80 | 5 | 35% | 4 Feb 2026 |
| 1, Leof Crescent, Lewisham, London SE6 3QP Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £4,978.30 | £9,956.59 | 2 | 6 Jan 2026 | |||
| 21 Clarendon Rise, Hither Green, London SE13 5ES Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £600 | Dismissed | 1 | 27 Nov 2025 | |||
| 32 Brockley Grove, Crofton Park, Lewisham, London SE4 1RJ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £3,043.12 | £12,172.50 | 4 | 20 Aug 2025 | |||
| 9C Amersham Road, SE14 6QQ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £5,039.19 | £20,156.75 | 4 | 15 Aug 2025 | |||
| 4 Ardoch Road, London, SE6 1SJ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,119.88 | £4,239.76 | 2 | 23 Jul 2025 | |||
| 96 Perry Vale SE23 2LQ & Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,852.79 | £8,558.38 | 3 | 27 Jun 2025 | |||
| Flat 65, Deloraine House, Tanners Hill, London, SE8 4PZ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £1,900 | £14,673.37 | £3,668.34 | £11,005.03 | 3 | 75% | 20 May 2025 |
| 114 Malham Road, London, SE23 1AN Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,790.55 | £11,162.18 | 4 | 28 Oct 2024 | |||
| 20 Fairlawn Mansions, New Cross Road Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,512.71 | £10,538.14 | 3 | 28 Oct 2024 | |||
| 1 Joseph Hardcastle Close, London, SE14 5RN Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,300 | £4,380.49 | £13,141.48 | 3 | 8 Oct 2024 | ||
| 12 Kneller Road, London SE4 2AP Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £1,424.23 | £8,545.36 | 6 | 2 Oct 2024 | |||
| 130 Foxberry Road, Lewisham, London SE4 2SH Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,850 | £19,631.46 | £3,925.89 | £15,703.57 | 4 | 80% | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Flat 37 Forest Croft, SE23 3UN Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £4,174.09 | £12,522.28 | 3 | 25 Apr 2024 | |||
| 161 Waller Road, London, SE14 5LX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,125 | Dismissed | 3 | 25 Mar 2024 | |||
| 316 Devonshire Road, London SE23 3TH and Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £1,890 | £5,670 | 3 | 7 Dec 2023 | |||
| 32B Breakspears Road, SE41UW Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,200 | £533.33 | £1,600 | 3 | 50% | 13 Sep 2023 | |
| 10 Woodlands Street, London SE13 6TU Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | Out of time or no jurisdiction | 2 | 9 Mar 2023 | ||||
| 49B London Road, SE23 3TY Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £1,205.67 | £3,617.01 | 3 | 7 Jul 2021 | |||
| 15 Campshill Road, London, SE13 6QU Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £21,245.71 | £1,393.66 | £8,361.98 | 6 | 39% | 21 May 2021 | |
| 197A Lewisham Way, London SE4 1UY - Ref; Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £700 | £3,680 | £7,360 | 2 | 19 Mar 2021 | ||
| 150 Forest Hill Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3QR , 0064 & 0069 Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,100 | £3,320 | £16,600 | 5 | 9 Mar 2020 | ||
| 7 Stillness Road, Honor Oak, London SE23 1NG Read the reasoning old rules | Harassment | individual | £1,150 | Dismissed | 1 | 27 Feb 2020 | |||
| Flat 4, 43A Deptford Broadway, London, SE8 4PH Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Landalls Limited |
£13,100 | £13,100 | £2,116.67 | £6,350 | 3 | 48% | 19 Feb 2020 |
| Flat above, 191 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6AA Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company | £4,143 | £4,143 | 1 | 17 Dec 2019 | |||
| 108 Hunsdon Road, New Cross, London SE14 5RF Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,100 | £22,264 | £2,142.80 | £10,714 | 5 | 48% | 21 Nov 2019 |
| 95 Arica Road, London SE4 2PS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £1,622.19 | £1,622.19 | 1 | 1 Aug 2019 | |||
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.