17 Highfield Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 0BU
BIR/00CS/HMK/2024/0037 · Sandwell · decided 7 May 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Illegal eviction |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £700 per month |
| Period the order relates to | ? to 15 Apr 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £1,204.56 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,144.33 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 95%, 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
Ascertaining the whole of the rent for the relevant period; ii. Subtracting any element of that sum that represents payment for utilities that only benefit the tenant; iii. Considering seriousness of the proven offence, both compared to other types of offences for which an Order can be made and examples of the same type of offence. What proportion of the rent (after deductions as above) is a fair reflection of the seriousness of the offence? This is the starting point. It is also the default penalty in the absence of any other factors, but may be higher or lower in light of the final step; iv. Considering deductions or additions in light of factors set out in Section 44(4) of the 2016 Act, namely conduct of landlord and tenant, financial circumstances of landlord and any previous convictions of the landlord in relation to offences set out in section 40. … The rent paid during the 12-month ending with the date of the offence (15 April 2024) is not in dispute. The rent due was 12 instalments of £700.00 totalling £8,400.00. The Applicant provided evidence of payment of 11 instalments of £700.00 rent for May 2023 to March 2024. There was no evidence of any payment for April 2024, which when put to the Applicant she did not dispute. Therefore, no rent was paid for the period 1 – 15 April 2024, totalling £345.15 (i.e. 15 x £23.01). …
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.
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