8 St Dunstans Gardens, London W3 6QG
LON/00AJ/HMF/2024/0172 · Ealing · decided 6 May 2025 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | £3,033 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 5 Sep 2022 to 23 Aug 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,648.75 per applicant on average; £6,595 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 80%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £330 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
failure to licence should be treated as amongst the most serious of offences and that any RRO made for the offence should reflect this. … They argue that the respondent has owned the property for 19 years and is a professional landlord. The property has been let to at least one previous set of multi-occupancy tenants and therefore the culpability of the respondent is high. They draw on the case law to argue that there should be no reduction of the RRO, or if there is a deduction it should not fall below 90 – 80% of the maximum payable. … The Respondent argues that the quantum should be nil or very low as he has been a good landlord and as soon as he was aware of his failure to licence he took steps to rectify the situation. The decision of the tribunal. The tribunal determines to award a RRO at 65% of the maximum RRO payable. … There is extensive case law on how the tribunal should reach a decision on quantum of a rent repayment order. … The tribunal in this case has already taken the first two steps that the authorities require by ascertaining the whole of the rent for the relevant period and subtracting any element of that sum that represents payment for utilities that only benefitted the tenant. … Next the tribunal is required to consider the seriousness of the offence in comparison with the other housing offences for which a rent repayment order may be made. …
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