19 Paddington Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0DU
CHI/00MR/HMF/2023/0032 · Portsmouth · decided 1 Jul 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 29 Jul 2022 to 28 Jan 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £400 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,887.81 per applicant on average; £3,775.62 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £400 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
following was relevant: a. … The tenancy agreements provided that all utilities would be paid by the landlord. However, he had not paid them and a pay as you go meter had been installed. … There were also various outages of heating and electricity; d. The heating was a significant issue with the property and ultimately led to both moving out; 22. … From the total rent payable, an approximation of the cost of utilities that was provided is deducted; bearing in mind though the outages referred to and the time of year that the rent was paid; i.e. partly summer and the fact that there were 6 occupants in total. The Tribunal assess this as £40 per month for each. … This is judged by the criminal sanctions that can be imposed, and the present offence is in the lower half of the list of offences. … In terms of the particulars in this case, it does appear to be along the moderate to bad severity in that the Respondent was aware of his obligations to licence the property, but did not do so and let it nonetheless. Further, the conditions of the property were poor, there were complaints of damp, intermittent heating and cold. Further, not only does the property remain unlicensed but the local authority have said that they have imposed an interim management order, which strongly suggests that the Respondent is content to flout the regulatory requirements. …
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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