Apartment 101, 18 Hawthorne Crescent, Greenwich, London SE10 9GU
LON/00AL/HMF/2025/0756 · Greenwich · decided 17 Mar 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £18,000; £1,800 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,025 per applicant on average; £4,050 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 25%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £341 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
(b) pay a local housing authority an amount in respect of a relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy.” 22. It is a defence to an offence of having control of or managing an unlicensed house for the person concerned to show that they had a reasonable excuse for doing so. … They had to first consider objectively if the defence could amount to a reasonable excuse. Secondly they have to decide if the facts relied on are proven and whether, viewed objectively, the proven facts provided an objectively reasonable excuse for the conduct of the appellant, taking into account their experience and other relevant characteristics. … (2) A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if — (a) the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b) the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … Section 44 is concerned with the amount payable under a RRO made in favour of tenants. By section 44(2) that amount “must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned” in a table which then follows. The table provides for repayment of rent paid by the tenant in respect of a maximum period of 12 months. …
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