126 Waterloo Street, Burton on Trent, DE14 2NF
BIR/41UC/HMK/2023/0025 · East Staffordshire · decided 17 Apr 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £550 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 12 Sep 2022 to 5 Dec 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £737.66 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
08/09/2022 £550.00 10/10/2022 £550.00 08/11/2022 £550.00 08/12/2022 £550.00 09/01/2023 £550.00 08/02/2023 £550.00 08/03/2023 £550.00 11/04/2023 £550.00 09/05/2023 £550.00 08/06/2023 £550.00 10/07/2023 £550.00 08/08/2023 £550.00 Total £6,600.00 26. With regard to the financial circumstances of the Respondent, the Applicant submitted that the Respondent was a professional landlord as evidenced by the fact that he had set up a limited company for the sole purpose of renting out the property. He reiterated that repairs had not been dealt with promptly and submitted that there was a delay in him receiving the return of his deposit. … These had not been sent to the Applicant. … The Applicant also requested reimbursement of the hearing and application fee in the sum of £300.00 under rule 13 (2). … The Respondent submitted that there was no evidence that the application submitted on 6th December 2022 was ‘denied’ on 20th December 2022. … It was submitted that the email of 5th February 2022 sent by the Respondent to the local authority was missed by them. However, there was no further communication from the local authority until 22nd August 2023. … He was overseas in September 2022 and was not aware that the licence application was not made until 6th December 2022. …
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