Flat 1, 48 Cambridge Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 6US
HAV/00MS/HMB/2025/0604 · Southampton · decided 21 May 2026 · rent repayment order
old rulesDismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Illegal eviction; also harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Smart Homes Southampton Limited |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 May 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 |
| 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
be the maximum amount found by applying the above principles. The Tribunal otherwise has a discretion as to the amount of the order. However, section 44(4) requires that the Tribunal must take particular account of the following factors when exercising that discretion: a) the conduct of the landlord and the tenant, b) the financial circumstances of the landlord, and c) whether the landlord has at any time been convicted of any of the specified offences. The Hearing. … The Tribunal confirmed to the parties that it had read both the Applicant’s and Respondent’s hearing bundles prior to the hearing. The Applicant’s bundle amounted to 130 pages whilst the Respondent’s bundle comprises 58 pages. … This decision records the most salient parts of the hearing which the Tribunal took account of in reaching its determination. It is not however a transcript of all that took place. … References in this determination to electronic page numbers in the bundle are indicated as [ ]. The Applicant’s Evidence. … He had initially paid six months rent in advance. A final prepayment of rent was made on 6 March 2025 to cover the remaining tenancy term, ending 31 August 2025. … It was accepted that he should have done some due diligence. … He was therefore very worried about the prospect of becoming homeless. …
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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