69 Park Barn Drive, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 8ER
CHI/43UD/HMF/2024/0018 · Guildford · decided 17 Feb 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £845 per month |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £4,225; £878.56 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,338.57 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
The Respondent accepted that in calculating the amount of the rent paid for the relevant period The tribunal should not take into account any offset for cleaning services provided by the applicant. This amount is to be treated as being paid as rent: see section 52(2) of the 2016 Act. It was common ground the monthly rent for the relevant period was £845.00. Accordingly the total of rent treated as paid for the period October 2023 to February 2024 was £4225.00. Utility payments. … Punishment of the offender. Rent repayment orders should have an economic impact on the offender and demonstrate the consequences of not complying with their responsibilities. b. Deter the offender from repeating the offence. c. Dissuade others from committing similar offences. d. … Conduct of the Respondent. The Applicant alleged the Respondent had committed acts which she described as “harassment” in the application form and in her written submissions. … Rather, these were examples of conduct of the Respondent which the Applicant wished the Tribunal to take into account in determining the amount of any RRO under section 44(4)(a) of the 2016 Act. … The Applicant said she asked him several times via email to give her notice or put all communications via email so she could be prepared for his visits. …
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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