183 Ripon Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4LS
CAM/26UH/HMH/2023/0002 · Stevenage · decided 9 Aug 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also illegal eviction, harassment, violence for securing entry |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £258.75 per month |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,105; £77.55 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,079 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 35%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| 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 application was issued on 9 December 2023. Surprisingly, neither party produced an accurate figure for the rent payable during the relevant period and the tribunal has had to explore this with them using the summary rent account filed by the respondent and the bank statements filed by the applicant. The rent payable between November 2022 for the 12 months to November 2023 was £3,105 (comprising £250 per month for the first 5 months and £265 for the following 7 months). This is the sum agreed by the parties during the hearing. The tribunal considers this to be the maximum rent repayment sum. … There are accepted rent arrears. Surprisingly, neither party produced an accurate figure for the rent arrears. Again, the tribunal has had to explore this with them using the summary rent account filed by the respondent and the bank statements filed by the applicant. The resulting sum, agreed by the parties during the hearing, is £1,095. The tribunal has reduced the rent repayment in the sum of the rent arrears. The rent payable was inclusive of utilities and outgoings. … There was no challenge from the applicant to the amounts put forward by the respondent, the applicant confirming there was gas central heating, and she had a radiator; cooking was via electric oven and broadband was provided. …
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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