31 Hood Road. Yeovil, BA21 5EN
HAV/40UD/HMF/2025/0632 · Somerset · decided 10 Aug 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £480 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 17 Jul 2024 to 8 Feb 2025 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,322.54 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| 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
The Applicant applied for a RRO in the sum of £3,360 for the rent paid from 17 July 2024 to 16 February 2025. This is 100% the monthly rent of £480. … The Tribunal is satisfied that the Applicant has demonstrated with his bank statements that he paid the Respondent £480 per month throughout the period of his occupation. In addition, he paid a deposit of £480 [23]. … The Tribunal was satisfied that the Applicant had not been in receipt of housing benefit or universal credit housing costs element. … Although his rent was paid up to 21 February 2025, the Tribunal was satisfied based on his oral evidence that the Applicant actually vacated the property on 8 February 2025 when he moved into his new accommodation, not on 17 February as stated in his application. 31 Hood Road, therefore, was no longer his main residence after 8 February. The Tribunal, therefore, finds the maximum amount of rent for any rent repayment order, assuming a start date of 17 July 2024 and a leaving date of 8 February 2025 (a period of 207 days), would be £3,266.46 based on a daily rate of £15.78 (£480 x 12, divided by 365 x 207). … The Tribunal accepts that no deduction for council tax should be made but decided that some deduction should be made from the rent to cover the cost of water, gas, electricity and internet charges from which the Applicant benefitted during the period of his occupation. …
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