Rent repayment orders in Westminster
What the tribunal ordered in Westminster
29 decisions (17 ended in a rent repayment order). In 16 the amount ordered has been checked.
| All | Before 5 Sep 2022 | Since 5 Sep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ended in a rent repayment order | 65% 17 of 26 | 71% 5 of 7 | 63% 12 of 19 |
| Typical amount ordered, per applicant | £4,450 n=16 | £1,800 n=5 | £5,175 n=11 |
| Typical amount ordered, per decision | £5,540 n=16, typically 2 applicants | £5,800 n=5, typically 2 applicants | £5,280 n=11, typically 2 applicants |
| Typical share of the maximum the tribunal could award | 70% n=11 | too few n=2 | 70% n=9 |
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 | 23 | 73% 16 of 22 | £5,088 n=15 | £5,800 n=15, typically 2 applicants |
| Illegal eviction | 3 | too few 1 of 2 | too few n=1 | too few n=1 |
| Harassment | 1 | too few 0 of 1 | too few n=0 | too few n=0 |
| Other | 2 | 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 Dismissed, withdrawn, struck-out and out-of-time applications count towards "ended in an order" but never supply an amount.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 94 Castellain Mansions, Castellain Road, W9 1HB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | Dismissed | 4 | 14 Jul 2026 | ||||
| Flat 3, 20 Cockspur Street London, SW1Y 5BL Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £3,770 | £21,256.88 | £5,314.22 | £15,942.66 | 3 | 75% | 7 May 2026 |
| Flat 4, 40 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6BS Read the reasoning old rules | Other | company and individuals | Dismissed | 2 | 7 Nov 2025 | ||||
| Flat 4A Hyde Park Mansions, Transept Street, London, NW1 5ER Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £6,645.96 | £26,583.84 | 4 | 29 Sep 2025 | |||
| 103 St Marys Mansions, St Marys Terrace, London W2 1SY Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | Dismissed | 1 | 15 May 2025 | ||||
| Flat P, 11 Craven Hill, Westminster, W2 3EN Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,400 | £36,489.54 | £8,514.23 | £25,542.68 | 3 | 70% | 13 Mar 2025 |
| 31 Forsyth House, Tachbrook Street, SW1V 2LE Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £900 | £1,508.40 | £3,016.80 | 2 | 13 Mar 2025 | ||
| Flat 32 Albert Hall Mansions, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AW Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Renting Smart Ltd |
£1,155.24 | £2,310.49 | 2 | 10 Feb 2025 | |||
| 28 Sherwood Court, 38 Bryanston Place, London W1H 5FE Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,098.33 | £27,848.33 | £6,962.08 | £20,886.25 | 3 | 75% | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Flat 9, Radley House, Park Road, Marylebone, London, NW1 6DN Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £1,000 | £10,890 | £3,811.50 | £3,811.50 | 1 | 35% | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Flat 19, Normandy Court, 32-33 Kensington Gardens, London, W2 4BG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Kiptonview Ltd |
£866.67 | £6,600 | £5,280 | £5,280 | 1 | 80% | 5 Sep 2024 |
| 103 St Mary’s Mansions, St Mary’s Terrace, London W2 1SY Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | Out of time or no jurisdiction | 1 | 26 Apr 2024 | ||||
| 266 Ashmore Road, London, W9 3DD Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,145 | £25,740 | £7,722 | £15,444 | 2 | 60% | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Flat 11, 55 Ebury Street, The City of Westminster, London, SW1W 0PA Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,466.67 | £41,442.04 | £5,175 | £20,700 | 4 | 50% | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Flat 501, Jerome House, 14 Lisson Grove, London, NW1 6TS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Rimal Properties Ltd |
£2,296.97 | Out of time or no jurisdiction | 3 | 15 Jan 2024 | |||
| Flat 27 Stourhead House 79 Tachbrook Street Lindon SW1V 2QE Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,600 | £13,000.05 | £1,300 | £3,900 | 3 | 30% | 14 Aug 2023 |
| 22 Portgate Close, London W9 3DL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £477 | £1,431 | £1,431 | £1,431 | 1 | 100% | 4 Aug 2023 |
| 96 Castellain Mansions W9 1HB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals Riverside HHT Limited |
£2,350 | £25,221.36 | £6,305.34 | £18,916.02 | 3 | 75% | 31 Jul 2023 |
| 8a-8b Avery Row, W1K 4AL Read the reasoning old rules | Illegal eviction | individual | Out of time or no jurisdiction | 1 | 7 Jun 2023 | ||||
| 109 Broadley Street, London NW88BA Read the reasoning old rules | Illegal eviction | individual | Other ruling | 2 | 27 Jan 2023 | ||||
| 81 Marne Street, Westminster, London W10 4JF Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | Dismissed | 2 | 15 Sep 2022 | ||||
| 42 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8HF Read the reasoning old rules | Other | company | £1,430 | Other ruling | 1 | 27 Jul 2022 | |||
| Flat E, 30 Porchester Square, London, W2 6AN Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company | £5,244.86 | £36,714 | 7 | 29 Mar 2022 | |||
| 6B Sutherland Row London SW1V 4JT Read the reasoning old rules | Illegal eviction | individual | £900 | £1,479.50 | £1,183.60 | £1,183.60 | 1 | 80% | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Flat 3, 126 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RR & Read the reasoning old rules | Harassment | individual | £1,906.67 | Dismissed | 1 | 11 Oct 2021 | |||
| 13 St Stephens Gardens, London W2 5QU , 0044, 0045, 0100, 0109 & 0113 Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company | Dismissed | 6 | 21 Apr 2021 | ||||
| First Floor Flat 2, 5 St Johns Wood Road, London NW8 8RB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Ebenezer Bethel UK Limited |
£1,150 | £5,088 | £10,176 | 2 | 12 Apr 2021 | ||
| 8 Molyneux Street, London W1H 5HP Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company PML Services Ltd |
£1,160 | £5,800 | 5 | 12 Oct 2017 | |||
| 1 Guildhouse Street, London SW1V 1JE Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Bewel Property Limited |
£1,300 | £7,200 | £1,800 | £3,600 | 2 | 50% | 31 Jan 2017 |
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.