Rooms 1, 2, 3 & 4, 22 Brislington Hill, Bristol, BS4 5BD
HAV/00HB/HMF/2025/0625 · Bristol, City of · decided 17 Jun 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 23 Sep 2023 to 22 Sep 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £900 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £6,148 per applicant on average; £24,592 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 80%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £341 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
argument for the award sought by each Applicant [4]. … The Applicants were content for the Tribunal to determine the same. … Notwithstanding, there was a degree of seriousness of the same type of offence. … There had been further breaches of legal requirements for the letting of residential properties such as there being no gas safety certificate, no electrical installation safety report or energy performance certificate provided to the tenants. … There had also been significant items of disrepair including water ingress through the kitchen ceiling to which no action was taken to remedy and recurring black mould to the bedrooms. … All four witness statements stated that there were no fire protection blankets to the kitchen which would be required for a HMO license. … With regards to the tenancy deposits, they had not been protected as they should have been. Two of the Applicants never had theirs returned. … It was not known whether either Respondent had any previous convictions. Further, their financial circumstances were unknown. As such the matter fell to conduct. … The Applicants had good conduct and acted in a tenant like manner throughout their occupation of the Property. … A rent repayment order was sought on the basis of such with the Applicants requesting an order for the Tribunal’s application and hearing fees. …
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