Flat 4, 64 Addison Street, Nottingham NG1 4HA
BIR/00FY/HMK/2019/0087 · Nottingham · decided 2 Apr 2020 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 6 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Aug 2018 to 3 Jul 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £4,745 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £759.49 per applicant on average; £4,556.95 in total for 6 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 25%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £600 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
claimed. … (ii) Whether the Applicants were entitled to apply to the Tribunal for rent repayment orders. (iii) Whether the Tribunal should exercise its discretion to make rent repayment orders. (iv) Determination of the amounts of any orders. Offence under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act 42. In accordance with sections 43(1) of the 2016 Act, the Tribunal was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the Respondent, as landlord of the subject property, had committed an offence listed in section 40 of the 2016 Act, namely an offence under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act. Throughout the period from the commencement of the tenancies to 3rd July 2019 the subject property was a house in multiple occupation subject initially to selective licensing and subsequently to additional licensing as an HMO. (i) The subject property was not licensed. (ii) The Respondent was the person having control and/or managing the subject property. Entitlement of the Applicants to apply for rent repayment orders. The Tribunal determined that the Applicants were entitled to apply for rent repayment orders pursuant to section 41(1) of the 2016 Act. In accordance with section 41(2), the Respondent was committing the relevant offence from 1st August 2018 to 3rd July 2019 (in respect of Flat4) and 1st August 2018 to 2nd July 2019 (in respect of Flat3). Discretion to make rent repayment orders. …
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