Flat 3, 16 Alfred Street, Bath BA1 2QU and
CHI/00HA/HMF/2022/0005 · Bath and North East Somerset · decided 21 Sep 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Abbey Inns Assembly Ltd |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 May 2021 to 22 Jul 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £945 per applicant on average; £1,890 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| 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
The Tribunal was mindful that issues can arise with discretionary licensing and landlords not being aware of the different requirements to wider licensing. However, that was not relevant in this case. … The decision in respect of making a rent repayment order. Given that the Tribunal is satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that the Respondents committed an offence under section pursuant to section 72(1) of the 2004 Act, a ground for the making of a rent repayment order has been made out. … Pursuant to the 2016 Act, a rent repayment order “may” be made if the Tribunal finds that a relevant offence was committed. … If a person has committed a criminal offence and the consequences of doing so are prescribed by legislation to include an obligation to repay rent or housing benefit then the Tribunal should be reluctant to refuse an application for rent repayment order.” 65. The very clear purpose of the 2016 Act is that the imposition of a rent repayment order is penal, to discourage landlords from breaking the law, and not to compensate a tenant- who may or may not have other rights to compensation. That must, the Tribunal considers, weigh especially heavily in favour of an order being made if a ground for one is made out. …
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The original
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