16B Lampard Grove London N16 6UZ
LON/00AM/HMF/2022/0099 · Hackney · decided 15 Jan 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 22 Sep 2021 to 15 Mar 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £5,326 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,130.40 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, 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
(1) Where the First-tier Tribunal decides to make a rent repayment order under section 43 in favour of a tenant, the amount is to be determined in accordance with this section. The Tribunal in reaching its decision should apply the case law which is applicable, although the Tribunal has not specifically set this out. … The Tribunal heard from the Applicant who provided a witness statement dated 29 July 2024. He also told the Tribunal at the hearing that he had a long-standing relationship with the property in that he had either occupied the property himself or members of his family or sub-tenants (as was permissible under the terms of the lease had been in occupation. … That on making further enquiries of the local authority he had become aware that the responsibility for licensing the property was the respondents. … In paragraph 9 of his statement, he set out that he was worried by the response and felt insecure to live there or to let it out as he might be risking a criminal record and that he sought a resolution to the matter. He made two applications for rent repayment orders for periods of 6 months to reflect the different entities to the tenancy for the premises. … This Tribunal was charged with determining the application in respect of the periods September 2021 to March 2022. …
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