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62 Ottawa Road, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7RH & 14

CAM/00KG/HMF/2021/0012 · Thurrock · decided 5 Jul 2022 · rent repayment order

old rules

Dismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.

OffenceUnlicensed HMO
LandlordCompany and individuals: Macturner Estates Limited
Applicants2 tenants
Rent£600 per month
Period the order relates to20 Aug 2020 to 4 Mar 2021
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

accordingly. On this basis a higher award is to be made against those landlords who fail to obtain a licence to avoid the scrutiny of the local authority and flagrantly disregard the safety, health and welfare of their tenants. … The Tribunal found that Respondent 1 had let the Property to individual tenants as opposed to a single household at the request of Thurrock Council housing department. … At this stage Respondent 1 was in communication with Thurrock Council and was seeking to both offer accommodation and comply with the legal requirements. On being informed that a licence was required Respondent 1 applied within 14 days, which the Tribunal considered reasonable. … Also, in the absence of evidence to the contrary the Tribunal found that Respondent’s 1’s actions were appropriate in respect of the gas leak and the cockroaches. Summary. … Determination.

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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Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.

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