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LON/00AL/HMG/2024/0608 · Greenwich · decided 26 Aug 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £895 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Sep 2023 to 19 Feb 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £507 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,944 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 65%, 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
amount? The exercise of the tribunal’s discretion. The applicant asked the tribunal to exercise its discretion and make an RRO. The decision of the tribunal. The tribunal determines to exercise its discretion to make a rent repayment order. The reasons for the decision of the tribunal. The tribunal considered the evidence and determined that it was appropriate for it to exercise its discretion and make a rent repayment order because there had been a clear breach of the law. The maximum amount of the RRO which can be ordered. The tribunal has found that the period during which an offence was committed is 1st September 2023 – 19th February 2024. … Therefore the maximum period for which an RRO can be awarded is that period. … The applicant provided evidence that she had paid rent during that period. … The tribunal found that the maximum RRO it could award was £5035. This is made up as follows: 5 x £895 = £4475 plus 19 days at a daily rent of £29.43 rounded up to the nearest pound = £560 Other arguments concerning the amount of the RRO to be awarded. … The respondent provided evidence of the cost of utilities in submissions provided after the hearing. The applicant provided submissions challenging the amounts claimed. In particular she rejected the claim the respondent made payments towards insurance on her behalf and said that she was not eligible to pay Council Tax. …
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The original
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