7 Sneinton Hollows, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 4AA
BIR/00OFY/HMK/2020/0052 · Nottingham · decided 23 Dec 2020 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £450 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Aug 2018 to 31 Jul 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,666.67 per applicant on average; £5,000 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
excuse? … It is a well established principle of agency law that instructing an agent does not in ordinary circumstances absolve a principal of responsibility for the actions or lack of necessary action by an agent. … Whilst it is possible to have every sympathy with a landlord whose agent fails to advise them of a requirement to license a property, if it were possible for a landlord to simply plead the defence of reasonable excuse in such circumstances it would not be possible for a rent repayment order to be made in favour of a tenant. This would hardly be an incentive for landlords to undertake periodic enquiries and checks to satisfy themselves that their agent is discharging their responsibilities in a diligent and conscientious manner; it is the view of the Tribunal that it is incumbent on landlords to do so. … It is reasonable to conclude from this that he is an experienced landlord and accordingly, irrespective of failings on the part of his agent, could be expected to be aware of the regulatory environment in which his business operates. … The Tribunal does not consider here that the facts amount to a defence of reasonable excuse and accordingly determines that a relevant offence has been committed. …
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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