17 Filbert Street East, Leicester, LE2 7JG
· Leicester · decided 27 Aug 2024 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 5 tenants |
| Rent | £2,643.33 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 21 Sep 2021 to 31 Mar 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £16,685.57; £1,052 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £312.60 per applicant on average; £1,563 in total for 5 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
As the Tribunal found, for the reasons stated above, that the offence was only being committed for 192 days (from 21 September 2021 to 31 March 2022) over the period for which the RRO was being claimed, the amount paid by the Applicants during this time amounted to £16,685.57 (192 days at £2,643.33 per month). … At paragraph 80 of the decision, he stated: “The statutory direction is that the amount of a rent repayment order must relate to the rent paid; that means it must relate to the whole of the rent. But the statutory direction also necessarily requires that the assessment take account of other relevant circumstances, one of which will often be that the landlord has paid the cost of utilities consumed by the tenant. The decision maker is entitled to take account of that expenditure when determining the amount to be repaid and is encouraged by this Tribunal’s guidance to do so. That has now become the settled approach amongst FTT panels. … As both tenancy agreements provided that the Respondent was liable for certain outgoings, including for the use of water, gas, electricity and broadband, the Tribunal considered that a deduction from the rent was appropriate. …
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The original
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