337 Plumstead High Street, London SE18 1JX
LON/00AL/HMF/2023/0226 · Greenwich · decided 17 Jun 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Alexander Property Consulting Limited |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 4 Oct 2022 to 31 Jul 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £8,438.70; £1,552.72 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,820.19 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| 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
repaid. Based on the above findings, we have the power to make a rent repayment order against the Respondent. … The amount of rent to be ordered to be repaid is governed by section 44 of the 2016 Act. Under sub-section 44(2), the amount must relate to rent paid by the tenant in respect of a period, not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence. Under sub- section 44(3), the amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed the rent paid in respect of that period less any relevant award of housing benefit or universal credit paid in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … In this case, the Applicant’s claim relates to a period not exceeding 12 months: it is in fact limited to 10 months and 17 days, ending when the Applicant left the Property on 31 July 2023. … Subject to her evidence as to occasional late payments, the Respondent has not disputed that the rental amounts claimed were in fact paid by the Applicant. These total £8,438.70. … We have not included in this calculation the sum of £184.61 paid by way of a deposit, because that was not ‘rent’, and accordingly does not fall to be considered under section 44 of the 2016 Act. …
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