First Floor Flat, 155 Fordwych Road, London, NW2 3NG
LON/00AG/HMF/2024/0043 · Camden · decided 30 Jul 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Suburban Properties Limited |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,816.67 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 5 Apr 2023 to 28 Feb 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £30,389.17 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £6,584.33 per applicant on average; £19,753 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 65%, 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
period of 5 April 2023 to and including 28 February 2024 was £30,389.17 (10 months at £2,816.67 = £28,166.70 + 24 days at a daily rate of £92.60 = £2,222.47). … The Tribunal decides that the total amount of rent paid during the relevant period was £30,389.17. Should there be any deduction for any element of the rent that represents payment for utilities? … The Tribunal finds that the Applicants were liable to pay all charges in relation to the supply and use of utilities at the Property. The Tribunal decides that there should be no deduction from the total amount of rent paid during the relevant period. … The offence of no HMO licence fell in the less serious category of offences covered by section 40(3) of the 2016 Act. … The Tribunal finds that the Respondent was a commercial landlord. … The Tribunal is satisfied on the evidence that the Respondent had committed the offence of no HMO licence continuously from a date in 2021 prior to June 2021 to 28 February 2024 in relation to this Property, a period of almost three years. … The Tribunal finds that (1) The Respondent is bound by the actions of its agent to whom it has given full authority to act on its behalf. (2) The Respondent accepted that it had no defence of reasonable excuse. …
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