37 Streamside, Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 0TA
HAV/23UE/HMF/2025/0630 · Gloucester · decided 30 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 | 1 May 2023 to 31 Oct 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,090 per applicant on average; £8,360 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £683 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Having determined that a rent repayment order should be made, the Tribunal next considered what the amount of such order should be. … They argue that a rent repayment order is intended to punish offending landlords; deter the particular landlord from further offences; dissuade other landlords from breaching the law; and remove from landlords the financial benefit of offending. They therefore contend that this justifies an award of the vast majority if not all of the rent applied for. … No representations were received from the Respondent. Method of assessing amount of order. Section 46 of the 2016 Act specifies circumstances where a Tribunal is obliged to make a rent repayment order in the maximum amount (subject to exception circumstances). These do not apply where the tenant is seeking to rely on offences under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act, as is the case here. The Tribunal therefore has discretion as to the percentage of the rent it can order be repaid. … Section 44 of the 2016 Act specifies the factors that a Tribunal must take into account in making a rent repayment order. … That guidance is summarised as follows: (i) ascertain the whole of the rent for the relevant period; (ii) subtract any element of that sum that represents payment for utilities that only benefited the tenant, e.g. …
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