14 Wellington Road, Hastings, TN34 3RN
CHI/21UD/HMG/2020/0003 · Hastings · decided 5 Aug 2020 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £1,200 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 4 Dec 2018 to 11 Jul 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £849.18 (1 applicant) |
| 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
She should, therefore, have been making additional top up payments to prevent rent arrears accruing, but failed to do so for a six-month period. … Most damaging is her failure to make a single payment towards her rental liability between 11th July 2019 and the date of the hearing. … She failed to respond to the Tribunal’s request of 8th July 2020 for information about her housing benefit award and has failed to comply directions given by the Tribunal at the conclusion of the hearing to provide evidence regarding both her housing benefit and her universal credit. She is represented by solicitors who we are satisfied are well aware of sources of advice about benefits, yet there is no evidence the Applicant has attempted to seek advice, or has applied for discretionary housing payments to which she might be entitled. … The Tribunal finds the Applicant’s failure to pay any rent since July 2019 to be a deliberate, persistent and very substantial breach of the terms of the tenancy agreement following the souring of relations between the parties in July 2019. This default has resulted in the rent arrears increasing very significantly. … She appears to have taken no proper steps to seek advice, to maximise her income or reduce her indebtedness and to have taken advantage of the Respondent’s inexperience. …
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