2 Natal Road, Brighton, BN2 4BN /0002/0003/0007/0008
CHI/00ML/HMJ/2019/0001 · Brighton and Hove · decided 4 Sep 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 5 tenants |
| Rent | £520 per month |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,560 per applicant on average; £7,800 in total for 5 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
That it was not licensed and that accordingly, the Respondent had committed an offence pursuant to section 72(1) of that Act. … The Applicants complain that the Property and the contents of it were in a poor condition from the commencement of the tenancy. … The Applicants say the Respondents should have ensured that an HMO licence was in place at the commencement of the tenancy. … That the Respondent did not make an application to the local authority for a licence until 10 June 2019. That that was an unreasonable delay on his part. The Applicants say that the Respondent made no effort to address their concerns about the state of disrepair of the Property. … That he says was a genuine oversight on his part. … Part of the retainer included, where appropriate, applying for HMO licences and ensuring that the Respondent’s properties complied with all relevant statutory requirements. … He retained them to manage all his HMO properties. … He was he said always concerned that the HMO properties were properly licensed. That he had been badly let down in this case by his agents. 15 There was, the Respondent says, no intention on his part to let the Property unlicensed. …
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The original
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