44 York Rise, London NW5 1SB
LON/00AG/HMG/2021/0015 · Camden · decided 18 Oct 2021 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 7 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 6 Jul 2019 to 24 Feb 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £4,083.28 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £42.86 per applicant on average; £300 in total for 7 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 7%, 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
added), not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence. … Instead, the Applicants may select any twelve-month period during which the Respondent was committing the offence. The Applicants have therefore selected an appropriate period of breach. 16 The Respondent also submitted that the maximum amount which the Tribunal could award could not exceed one year’s rent. This is true in respect of any one tenant but each tenant may claim the maximum amount where appropriate which may take the total award over the amount of rent received by the landlord in any given year. The purpose of the Act is to provide a deterrent to landlords who fail to comply with it. 17 Proof that the Applicants each paid the rent to the Respondent is contained in Schedule E at page 39 et seq and is not disputed by the Respondent. 18 The Tribunal is, therefore, satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that both the Respondent has committed an offence under section 95 (1) of the Housing Act 2004 (as amended), namely, that he had been in control or management of an unlicensed house. 19 It follows that the Tribunal was also satisfied that it is appropriate to make a rent repayment order under section 43 of the Act in favour of each of the Applicants. 20 As to the amount of the order, the Tribunal had regard to the following circumstances under section 44 of the Act. …
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