Flat 7 Challis Court, 15 Western Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 3JF
CHI/00MR/HMK/2022/0001 · Portsmouth · decided 14 Jul 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 5 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 4 Sep 2021 to 6 Aug 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £720 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,168.82 per applicant on average; £10,844.08 in total for 5 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| 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
amount of the order must relate to that maximum amount in some way. Thus, the amount of the RRO may be a proportion of the rent paid, or the rent paid less certain sums, or a combination of both. But the amount of the rent paid during the period is not a starting point in the sense that there is a presumption that that amount is the amount of the order in any given.” 87. In terms of the consequent award, it is stated in paragraph 50 that: “A tribunal should address specifically what proportion of the maximum amount of rent paid in the relevant period, or reduction from that amount, or a combination of both, is appropriate in all the circumstances, bearing in mind the purpose of the legislative provisions.” 88. Secondly, the award should be that which the Tribunal considers appropriate applying the provisions of section 44(4). There are matters which the Tribunal “must, in particular take into account”. … The outcome of those cases in terms of the amount of the rent repayment order made and the percentage of the rent to which that was equivalent differed considerably. That demonstrated that the amount of the award is very much a matter to be assessed on the particular facts of the given case. The consistent factor was the importance of the conduct of the parties. …
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