27 Walbrook Avenue, Springfield, Milton Keynes, MK6 3JB
CAM/00MG/HMK/2025/0600 · Milton Keynes · decided 8 Sep 2025 · rent repayment order
old rulesDismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also illegal eviction, harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £600 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 18 Jul 2023 to 18 Jul 2024 |
| 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
circumstances" which had appeared in section 74(5) of the 2004 Act, does not appear in the 2016 Act provisions. It has therefore been accepted that the case law relating to the assessment of a RRO under the 2004 Act is no longer relevant to the 2016 Act. … He noted (at [64]) that: “… the policy of the whole of Part 2 of the 2016 Act is clearly to deter the commission of housing offences and to discourage the activities of “rogue landlords” in the residential sector by the imposition of stringent penalties. Despite its irregular status, an unlicensed HMO may be a perfectly satisfactory place to live. The main object of the provisions is deterrence rather than compensation.” 50. … At [36], he noted that Part 2 of the 2016 Act was the product of a series of reviews into the problems caused by rogue landlords in the private rented sector and methods of forcing landlords to either comply with their obligations or leave the sector. … At [38], he noted that the 2016 Act conferred tough new powers to address these problems. At [40], he added that the 2016 Act is aimed at “combatting a significant social evil and that the courts should interpret the statute with that in mind". The policy is to require landlords to comply with their obligations or leave the sector. …
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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