Flat 2, 46 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1TN
LON/00AN/HMF/2023/0116 · Hammersmith and Fulham · decided 6 Feb 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 27 Sep 2022 to 23 Jan 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,030 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,666.50 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 55%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Section 44 of the 2004 Act provides: “(3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed— (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … In the current case, the tenant had been in receipt of universal credit for part of the tenancy, but during the period in respect of which a rent repayment order stands to be made he was a student and thus not entitled to universal credit. … So far as the financial circumstances of the landlord are concerned, the only accounts we have seen show the landlord insolvent on a balance sheet basis with a deficit of nearly £1 million. However, there is evidence that the landlord has been the subject of a voluntary arrangement. We have no evidence of the company’s current financial health. We thus ignore this consideration. … As to convictions, the tenant relies on three rent repayment orders made by this Tribunal against the landlord. In our judgment, however, these are not convictions, which can only be made in the criminal courts. They are, however, potentially relevant as going to the landlord’s conduct. … As to the landlord’s conduct, the tenant says that the flat was not as represented in the video clips which he was shown in lieu of an inspection of the flat. …
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