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385 Haydn Road, Nottingham, NG5 1DZ

BIR/00FY/HMJ/2019/0002 · Nottingham · decided 2 Apr 2020 · rent repayment order

old rules
OffenceUnlicensed HMO
LandlordIndividual
Applicants2 tenants
Rent£500 per month
Period the order relates to1 Aug 2018 to 8 Feb 2019
Maximum the tribunal could award£3,131.52
Amount the tribunal ordered£335.19 per applicant on average; £670.38 in total for 2 applicants
Share of the maximum21%, from the two figures above
Tribunal fees to be reimbursed£100
RulesOld 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

this section. (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to rent ground that the landlord paid by the tenant in respect of a has committed an offence period, not exceeding 12 months, mentioned in row 3, 4, 5, 6 during which the landlord was or 7 of the table in section committing the offence 40(3) (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 house is built of traditional brickwork with a pitched tiled roof. … Unfortunately, the Tribunal was unable to carry out an internal inspection as the Respondent no longer owned the property. … The Tribunal noted that the property had a front forecourt with steps up to the front door. The front door and windows were upvc double glazed fittings. The general condition of the property appeared satisfactory. … The Applicants further submitted that they were seeking a rent repayment order for the period 1st August 2018 until 8th February 2019 which they quantified as being £3125.00. … However, he submitted that this should not be for the full amount. … The Respondent had very little to do with the property himself. …

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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