23 Bonham Road, Bognor Regis PO21 5BP
CHI/45UC/HMF/2022/0023 · Arun · decided 13 Jun 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 26 Oct 2020 to 12 Nov 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £8,590; £793.15 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,383.86 per applicant on average; £6,767.72 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 85%, 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
This was the main contested issue at the hearing between the parties. There was disagreement as to the amount paid as rent. … The Respondent’s statement of case dated 05 02 2023 said the amount paid was £7910.99 without giving any breakdown. Separately the Respondent relied upon a schedule of payments at page 80 of his bundle which he said were made by the Applicants as rent (and alleged arrears). The Respondent’s table referred to some payments such as the deposit which the Applicants did not reclaim. … For the period 23rd October 2020 to 4th December 2020 the Respondent alleged the rent payable was £190 per week and that no payments were made for the dates 30th October and 6th November 2020. The Applicants contend that the rent payable and paid from the start of the tenancy to and including 21st January 2020 was £220.00 per week: exhibit D page [40]. … There are many inaccuracies in the information that he has provided to the Court. … As most of the rental payments were made in cash, at the Respondent’s insistence according to the Applicants, the main evidence of payments consisted of their oral evidence and evidence of cash withdrawals. … The Respondent asserted the Applicants could pay by bank transfer if they wanted. … At the inspection of the premises in December 2021 the Respondent was asked how much the rent was paid for the whole house. …
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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