Flat C, 17 Richmond Road, Ealing, London W5 5NS
LON/00AG/HMF/2024/0623 · Ealing · decided 7 May 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Aug 2022 to 14 Aug 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £14,400 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,680 per applicant on average; £9,360 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 65%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £320 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
temptation to classify or caricature a landlord as “professional” or “amateur” should be resisted, particularly if that classification is taken to be a threshold to an entirely different level of penalty. … The penalty appropriate to a particular offence must take account of all of the relevant circumstances.” 58. In this case, it was not contested that the Respondent owned and let at least the other two properties in this building, and that he had operated as a landlord on a commercial basis for a substantial number of years. He is not an accidental, amateur or occasional landlord. He cannot benefit from the mitigation that might be provided, had he fallen into one of those categories. … We do not repeat that material here, but have been guided by it. … Our seriousness/conduct of the landlord assessment relies principally on the fire safety issues we have identified above, which do weigh heavily. … Accordingly, we assess the starting point at stage (c), plus (d) as it relates to the landlord, at 65%. … At stage (d), we consider the conduct of the tenants and the financial circumstances of the landlord. … We conclude that the RRO should be set at 65% of the maximum possible.
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