68 Stockwell Park Road, St John’s Park, London SW9 0DA : LON/00/0
· Lambeth · decided 30 Aug 2024 · rent repayment order
old rulesDismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £1,600 per month |
| Period the order relates to | ? to 21 Aug 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
determined in accordance with— (a) section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant); (b) … (c) ... Amount of order: tenants. … (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the ground that the landlord has committed an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 of the table in section 40(3) an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the table in section 40(3) the amount must relate to the rent paid by the tenant in respect of the period of 12 months ending with the date of the offence a period not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence (3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed— (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … The hearing in this case took place on 30 May 2024. The Applicants appeared in person. … Was the Property an HMO? … It was common ground that both the Applicants and the Respondent had shared use of the washing machine and the toilet and there was no physical separation between the basement flat and the upper floors of the building. To that extent, this part of the definition of an HMO was satisfied. …
An extract from the part of the decision that sets the amount. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
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