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Flat 4, 655 High Road, London N12 0DZ

LON/00AC/HNB/2021/0004 · Barnet · decided 11 Jan 2022 · rent repayment order

old rules

Other ruling: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.

OffenceUnlicensed HMO; also other
LandlordIndividual
Applicants1 tenant
Rent£1,150 per month
RulesOld 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

In his witness statement he describes what he saw on inspecting each room, including his perspective on who was in occupation and on the condition of the interior of the Property (including matters such as the absence of a smoke detector). … In cross-examination he accepted that he did not have his own notes of the interviews with alleged occupiers, but he commented that it was apparent to him from the circumstances that there were at least 5 people in occupation. … Her view was that the penalty notices contained sufficient information. … The Applicant has given a detailed witness statement setting out his narrative of events, including his relationship with the Property, and giving details of the properties owned by him. … In cross-examination he accepted that his equity in the property at 20 Hill Crest Grove is now about £80,000 and that his valuations of his other properties were merely his rough assessments. He accepted that he had not checked whether his agent was regulated and that he had no written agreement with the agent. He accepted that he received £1,150 per month in rent from the Property out of which a management fee of £100 per month was deducted. … The Applicant said that HMO licensing was not discussed with the agent, and he was unable to say whether it was agreed to be his or the agent’s responsibility to check compliance or to check any changes in the law. …

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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Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.

The rules are explained by Shelter and on GOV.UK.