156 West End Lane, London NW6 1SD
LON/00AG/HMF/2020/0038 · Camden · decided 8 Nov 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Oaksure Property Protection Limited |
| Applicants | 6 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,719.26 per applicant on average; £28,315.57 in total for 6 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
The Tribunal is satisfied that for the foregoing reasons that rent includes licence payments and that a rent repayment order applies to licences in the same way as tenancies. … This leaves the definition of a landlord under a tenancy. In section 56 of the 2016 Act a tenancy is defined as including a ‘licence’ which means the question is whether R is a ‘landlord under a licence’. … The issue over the meanings of landlord, tenant or licensee and rent do not apply to whether a licensing offence has been committed given the definitions in sections 262 and 263 of the 2004 Act. … That cannot have been intended. … However, the Tribunal finds that R in this case was a licence holder who was empowered to grant sub-licences which provided for termination sooner than A2D could terminate R’s licence. … In addition, they would have the power to bring possession proceedings once any notice expired and the Applicants had no contractual relationship with A2D and R is their immediate landlord for the purpose of a RRO. … In addition, the Tribunal rejects the argument that because A2D may have retained some form of right to enter the building, that R did not have exclusive possession, and therefore cannot somehow have been a landlord because of that. … None of the Applicants had been aware of the existence of A2D in any form. … They therefore have a defence of reasonable excuse. …
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