18 West Kensington Court, Edith Villas, London W14 9AA
LON/00AN/HMF/2023/0233 · Hammersmith and Fulham · decided 17 Aug 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also illegal eviction, harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 2 Apr 2022 to 4 Apr 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £2,571.76 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,242.12 per applicant on average; £6,726.37 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 35%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
The Tribunal’s decision. … The Respondent’s bundle contained a schedule of the utilities for which the Respondent paid in the period from 31 August 2022 to 20 June 2023. These sums were not challenged by the Applicants. The period evidenced by the schedule is not the relevant periods for the Applicants. … The Respondent gave a global charge of £1,500.34 for council tax for the period from 1 September 2022 to 16 May 2023. That equates to a monthly charge in the region of £176.51. … As to the seriousness of the offence, the Tribunal has taken into account that that proper enforcement of licensing requirements against all landlords, good and bad, is necessary to ensure the general effectiveness of licensing system and to deter evasion, and the seriousness of the offence. … The Tribunal, in assessing the seriousness of the offence within the category of operating an HMO without an additional licence, has had regard to the fact that once the Respondent submitted an application a licence was granted. … The Respondent submitted that the late payment of rent by the Applicants was conduct to which the Tribunal should have regard. … There is no evidence before the Tribunal as to the financial circumstances of the Respondent. It heard evidence that at the time she was a final year veterinary student with an outstanding student loan and that this is her only property. …
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The original
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