Flat 36 Enterprise Place, 175 Church Street East, Woking, Surrey GU21 6AD
CHI/43UM/HMG/2020/0002 · Woking · decided 15 May 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 | 1 Apr 2018 to 27 Mar 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £14,242.19 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,700 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, from the two figures above |
| 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
to pay under a RRO (section 44(3) of the 2017 Act? … The amount that can be ordered under a RRO must relate to a period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. The Tribunal has decided that the Respondent committed the offence from the 1 April 2018 to 27 March 2019, a period of 12 months less 4 days. … The Applicant paid the Respondent a total rent of £14,400.00 for the 12 month tenancy. … In order to arrive at the maximum amount payable, the Tribunal is required to deduct from the £14,400.00, the equivalent of four days rent which amounts to £157.81 The maximum amount payable by the Respondent under a RRO is £14,242.19. … In determining the amount, the Tribunal must, in particular, take into account the conduct and financial circumstances of the Respondent in his capacity as landlord, whether at any time the Respondent had been convicted of a housing offence to which section 40 applies, and the conduct of the Applicants. … The Tribunal refers back to the Respondent’s evidence recorded at [23] that he had purchased the property in 2009 originally for his two daughters who were studying in the UK. The Respondent said that he was persuaded by his two daughters to retain the property after they finished their studies in case they wanted to return to the UK to work. The Respondent decided to let the property. …
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