Flat 5, Evelyn Court, Evelyn Walk, London N1 7PJ
LON/00AM/HMF/2022/0161 · Hackney · decided 20 Dec 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 27 Mar 2021 to 21 Feb 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,020 per applicant on average; £15,060 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants; the maximum is left out of the statistics until it has been checked.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
What proportion of the rent (after deduction as above) is a fair reflection of the seriousness of this offence? … It is an assessment of the conduct of the landlord specifically in the context of the offence itself; how badly has this landlord behaved in committing the offence? I have set it out as a separate step because it is the matter that has most frequently been overlooked.” 33. … The relevant period is 27 March 2021 to 21 February 2022. … Their evidence was supported by financial records and a clearly explained method of calculation. We are satisfied that the calculations are correct. … The tenancy agreement provides for the tenants to pay all utilities. Accordingly, there is no deduction to be made at stage (b). … In assessing the seriousness starting point under stage (c), there are two axes of seriousness. The first is the seriousness of the offence, compared to the other offences specified in section 41 of the 2004 Act. The offence under section 72(1) is significantly less serious than those in rows 1, 2 and 7 in the table in section 40 of the 2016 Act, and we take that into account. It is, however, a much more common offence, which may be relevant to deterrence, one of the public policy objectives of the legislation. … We turn to the seriousness of the offence committed by the Respondents compared to other offences against section 72(1). …
An extract from the part of the decision that sets the amount. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
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