Top Floor Flat, 35 Chandos Road, Bristol, BS6 6PQ
HAV/00HB/HMF/2025/0621 · Bristol, City of · decided 10 Apr 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 6 Aug 2024 to 10 Sep 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £89.70 per applicant on average; £179.40 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 10%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
and the time when that objectively reasonable excuse ceased. In doing so, it should take into account the experience and other relevant attributes of the landlord and the situation in which the landlord found himself at the relevant time or times. It might assist the FTT, in this context, to ask itself the question "was what the landlord did (or omitted to do or believed) objectively reasonable for this landlord in those circumstances?” 13. The Tribunal accepts (and the Applicants appeared to agree) they “did not expect” to be vacating the premises by 10th August 2024 as they needed more time after 10th August 2024 as their purchase of premises had not been completed: see paragraphs 9-11 of their witness statement of 18 February 2026 at [9-11]. … The Respondent argues the Tribunal should “consider principles of equity when interpreting the meaning of “reasonable excuse”. She says the majority of the period for which the Applicants are claiming a rent repayment order covers the period that they requested as an extension of the Tenancy. The purpose of the legislation and the selective licensing scheme in particular is to remove rogue landlords and to protect tenants. The Applicants enjoyed a well maintained flat with a brand new bathroom and modern kitchen, 2 double bedrooms and a lounge. …
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