16 Cornwall Gardens, London, NW10 2QX
LON/00AE/HMF/2020/0097 · Brent · decided 29 Mar 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also other |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £900 per month |
| Period the order relates to | ? to 28 Aug 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £10,800 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,400 per applicant on average; £10,800 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
period must not exceed— (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … The remote video hearing in this case took place on 26 March 2021. Both the Applicants and the Respondent appeared in person and the Tribunal heard submissions from both parties. … The issues before the Tribunal were whether an offence had been committed by the Respondent under section 40 of the Act and whether it was appropriate to make a rent repayment order. If so, the amount of any such order in respect of each of the Applicants. … Put simply, the Respondent’s case is that the Applicants (and other occupiers) were no more than lodgers or licensees until 1 or 2 weeks before the inspection by Brent Council on 28 August 2019 because the property was a family home occupied in part by his daughter and his son in law. It was, therefore, exempt from the requirement to have an HMO licence. … Thereafter, he overlooked the fact that it had become an HMO and required to be licensed. Once he became alerted to this fact by the inspection by Brent Council, he promptly applied on 4 September 2019 for a licence, which was later granted. …
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