Flat B, 59-61 Camden High Street, London NW1 7JL
LON/00AG/HMK/2019/0018 · Camden · decided 20 Jun 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Abbee Ltd |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,166.67 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Nov 2017 to 9 May 2018 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,332 per applicant on average; £12,996 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
by a tenant. s.41(1) of the 2016 Act enables a tenant to apply to the tribunal for a rent repayment order against a person who has committed an offence, such as a breach of s.72 of the 2004 Act. … By s.44(2) of the 2016 Act, the amount of the rent repayment order must relate to rent paid during a period, not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence. In this case the period is of 25 weeks from 15 November 2017 - 9 May 2018 (as explained below). … Factual narrative. … Because there was no prompt response to this the applicants contacted Camden on 28 December 2018. … On 03 January 2019, Camden visited the flat. … It was then discovered that there was no HMO licence in place. Camden carried out a further inspection on 17 January 2019. … The cracking was cosmetic only. Marble immediately emailed the applicants with the result of the survey. … The flat was a furnished one. The applicants had requested new mattresses at around the end of November. This was not dealt with satisfactorily. … The applicants did not receive satisfactory mattresses until early February 2019. 31. Camden discovered a number of breaches of safety legislation. … This did not occur. In particular, an unacceptable amount of combustibles was found in the hallway. This was not cleared until March 2019. …
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