358(a) Shirley Road, Adcocks Green B27 7NS
BIR/00CN/HMJ/2024/0609 · Birmingham · decided 13 Mar 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £650 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 29 Sep 2023 to 20 May 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,380.95 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £714.28 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 30%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
(b)pay a local housing authority an amount in respect of a relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy. … (the general description of offences has been omitted) Act Section 1 Housing Act 2004 95(1) 30. … (2)A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if, (a)the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b)the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … (3) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) it is a defence that, at the material time— (a) a notification had been duly given in respect of the house under section 62(1) or 86(1), or (b) an application for a licence had been duly made in respect of the house under section 87, and that notification or application was still effective (see subsection (7)). (4) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) or (2) it is a defence that he had a reasonable excuse— (a)for having control of or managing the house in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1), 32. Section 86 is relevant in this case. … Where a TEN is served the house is not required to be licensed for the period of the Notice (s85(3)). …
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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