48 Hulse Avenue IG11 9UW
LON/00AB/HMF/2022/0055 · Barking and Dagenham · decided 14 Feb 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Illegal eviction; also unlicensed hmo, harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £3,161.04 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,583.43 per applicant on average; £22,333.71 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
amount of rent paid and then deduct any element of that sum that represents payments for utilities that benefit the tenant such as gas and electricity and Internet access. … The Respondent presented a schedule of utility costs which were not disputed with the exception of council tax in the sum of £1712.57. The total claimed are set out in the table below. utilities claimed gas £ 1,503.18 water £ 600.45 electricity £ 532.00 broadband £ 525.41 council tax £ 1,712.57 £ 4,873.61 42. The Applicants dispute that council tax should be deducted from the rents paid as it is not a utility. … Some of that expenditure will have repaired or enhanced the landlord’s property and will enable him to charge a rent for it. Much of the expenditure would have been incurred in meeting the landlord’s obligations under the lease. … The Applicants submit that council tax is not a utility that only benefited the tenants given it is a payment which enhances the property asset through ensuring investment in and the maintenance of the infrastructure in the local area which benefits the Respondents. … The Tribunal prefers the arguments on behalf of the Applicants and finds that council tax is not a utility in the sense of something consumed by the occupants of the property. The Tribunal finds that the total amount of utilities to be deducted is £3161.04 45. …
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