41 West Avenue, Bath, BA2 3QD
CHI/00HA/HMF/2021/0017 · Bath and North East Somerset · decided 17 Nov 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | £1,900 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 14 Sep 2020 to 31 Mar 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £13,300 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,995 per applicant on average; £7,980 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 60%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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determine the amount. Decision. The Tribunal thanks all parties for their assistance and the measured way everyone approached the case. The Tribunal has considered carefully all of the documents presented by the parties and the oral evidence which it heard. … Firstly he suggested this was the responsibility of his agent. … It may be that his agent have some contractual responsibilities to him but this is a different matter. … We determine he does not. It seems the application for renewal was made very early by his agents. In our judgment it was not unreasonable for the Council to refuse this application given it was lodged some 15 months in advance of the expiry of the earlier licence. … It appears somehow the Respondent and his agent failed to diarise the need to re-apply and no application was lodged for renewal. … In respect of this application the period of the offence was 14th September 2020 until 31st March 2021. … We are satisfied that the application for a rent repayment order was made by the Applicants within 12 months of the offence ending. … We have considered whether we should exercise our discretion to make a rent repayment order. We are satisfied taking account of all of the evidence that we should make an order. … We turn now to the amount of any order. … Each tenant paid £475 per calendar month. … Neither party raised the others conduct. …
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