321 Haselbury Road, London N9 9AL
LON/00AK/HMF/2023/0004 · Enfield · decided 29 Oct 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 26 Mar 2022 to 26 Dec 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £654.93 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £711.57 per applicant on average; £1,423.13 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 20%, 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
Housing Act 2004 Section 72 (1) A person commits an offence if he is a person having control of or managing a house in multiple occupation which is required to be licensed under this Part … but is not so licensed. (5) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) … it is a defence that he had a reasonable excuse … for having control of or managing the house in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) … . Section 263 (1) In this Act “person having control”, in relation to premises, means (unless the context otherwise requires) the person who receives the rack-rent of the premises (whether on his own account or as agent or trustee of another person), or who would so receive it if the premises were let at a rack-rent. (2) In subsection (1) “rack-rent” means a rent which is not less than two-thirds of the full net annual value of the premises. …
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