(x2) Flat 2, 41 Calthorpe Street, London, WC1X 0JX &
LON/00AG/HMF/2020/0057 · Camden · decided 8 Sep 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Drumlin Limited |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 10 Sep 2019 to 5 Feb 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,578 per applicant on average; £10,312 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 80%, as the tribunal stated it |
| 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
For each of the Applicants, the figure was £3,222.66. … Section 44(4) provides that in determining the amount of an RRO, within the maximum, the Tribunal should have particular regard to the conduct of both parties, and to the financial circumstances of the landlord. … It was convenient to hear the evidence in relation to the Respondent’s financial circumstances first. … His professional background was in the management of offshore corporate trusts, and he was a director of between 70 and 90 companies of varying sizes. A small number were property companies. … It is reliant on rental income from the two flats. It currently held no cash reserves as a result of a shortfall in income as a result of non-payment of rent, and legal costs, in connection with the other flat at 41 Calthorpe Street. An award of an RRO would result in the directors selling the property. … He had gone back to the mortgage lender to secure new finance, and that had been refused because the lender would only lend to landlords with larger portfolios where there was an RRO in place for a single property. … He referred to other creditors, which he explained related to legal bills for the possession action in respect of the other flat. … We do not consider that there is anything in the Respondent’s financial position, insofar as it was revealed, to justify a reduction in the amount of an RRO. …
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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