67 Shrewsbury Road, Nottingham, NG2 4HN
BIR/00FY/HSD/2024/0001 · Nottingham · decided 24 Jan 2026 · rent repayment order
old rulescouncil application| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Robson Homes Limited |
| Applicants | the council |
| Rent | £150 per month |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £6,582.16 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £6,582.16 in total for the council |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| 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
The Tribunal has made findings of fact in relation to the first issue which confirms the ingredients of the offence have been met. … The reasonable excuse defence in section 95 of the 2004 Act has been considered on several occasions by the Upper Tribunal. … At paragraph 40, the Upper Tribunal said: “We would add that a landlord’s reliance upon an agent will rarely give rise to a defence of reasonable excuse. At the very least the landlord would need to show that there was a contractual obligation on the part of the agent to keep the landlord informed of licensing requirements; there would need to be evidence that the landlord had good reason to rely on the competence and experience of the agent; and in addition there would generally be a need to show that there was a reason why the landlord could not inform themself of the licensing requirements without relying upon an agent, for example because the landlord lived abroad.” 29. The Respondent’s difficulty in this case there is no evidence that the Property was being managed by a letting agent who was contractually responsible for advising on and/or obtaining the licence. … We do not find that it was reasonable to rely on that conversation. …
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
Other rent repayment orders near NG2 4HN · Licensing schemes and register for NG2 4HN
Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.