3rd Floor, 35-37 William Road, London, NW1 3ER
LON/00AG/HMF/2021/0042 · Camden · decided 6 Jul 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £1,500 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 9 Jun 2020 to 28 Dec 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £100,000 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,083.95 per applicant on average; £6,251.85 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 6%, from the two figures above |
| 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
liability for injury or loss to third parties” [167] 39. … The sums payable by G100 or as the case may be, GGM, shall be limited in total to the maximum figure of £100,000.00 in relation to all or any losses damages, liabilities, costs or any other sums of any description” 40. … Which would suggest that the occupiers of the building, and in particular the Applicants, for whom English is not their first language, may have similar difficulties. … For the purposes of this Application it doesn’t matter, but it is an indication of the confusing way identities of companies are bandied around and the confusion this causes. … His written and oral submission can be summarised as: a. The property was not an HMO and therefore did not need a licence b. The Applicants did not pay rent but rather a licence fee and such payments do not come into section 40 of the 2016 Act c. The Respondent was not liable as it did not come within section 263 of the 2004 Act as it did not receive a rack rent and was not an owner or lessee. d. The First-tier Tribunal case of 49 Russell Hill Road, Croydon, CR8 2XB (LON/00AH/HMK/2020/0021) HMO or not. The reason it is submitted that this was not a HMO was because it did not meet the ‘standard test’ under section 254(1)(a) Housing Act 2004. …
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