55A Belle Vue Road, Bristol, BS5 6DR
CHI/00HB/HMF/2023/0029 · Bristol, City of · decided 31 Jul 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £1,150 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Oct 2021 to 30 Sep 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £13,800 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,070 per applicant on average; £6,210 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 45%, 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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relation to an offence under s72(1), the amount must relate to the rent paid during a period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. There is no requirement that the twelve-month period should immediately precede the application (although in many cases it does). In this case as the offence was committed from 25/05/2021 until 14/10/2022, the relevant period of 1/10/2021 to 30/09/2022 for which the Applicants seek the RRO is a complete 12-month period during which the Respondents committed an offence under part 3 Housing Act 2004. … It was accepted by the Respondents that the Applicants had paid rent in the sum of £13,800 in the relevant period. This was consistent with the evidence. The tenancy provided for a monthly rent of £1,150 [48]. … All three were working. … In these circumstances the Tribunal found the total rent for the relevant period that could be taken into consideration is £13,800. … Whilst applying the principles established in those cases in reaching this decision, the Tribunal reminded itself that each case turns on its own specific facts. Although both parties in submissions referred this Tribunal to the awards made in those and other cases, they turned on different facts, and those awards are not binding on this Tribunal. … Failing to remedy mould growth and mice infestations at the property, and d. …
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