Flat 6, 228 Bensham Lane, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7EP
LON/00AH/HMF/2018/0024 · Croydon · decided 23 Jan 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: ABC Business Centres Limited |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Sep 2017 to 26 May 2018 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,430 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
What account should be taken of: i. The landlord’s conduct; ii. The landlord’s financial circumstances; iii. Whether the landlord has at any time been convicted of an offence in relation to this matter? iv. The conduct of the tenant? v. Any other factors? … Was the property let to the tenant during the relevant period? … There is no dispute between the parties that the tenant had occupied the property between 26 February 2015 and the end of June 2018. … Was an offence committed by the landlord in the period of 12 months ending with the date the application was made? … During the hearing the landlord confirmed that the subject property was a ‘log cabin’ situated in the garden area of what had formerly been a public house. The public house had been converted into five flats, all of which had been licenced under the Council’s scheme, but that due to an over-sight no licence had been applied for, or obtained in relation to Flat 6 (the cabin). In the view of the tribunal, the landlord has therefore admitted the offence. What is the maximum amount that can be ordered under S.44(3) of the Act? … The maximum that the tribunal can order is the total of 12-months’ rent during the before the application was made. The tribunal is satisfied that the period for which the application was made is within that period. What account must be taken of: 10. …
An extract from the part of the decision that sets the amount. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
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