Flat 50, Talgarth Mansions, Talgarth Road, London W14 9DF
LON/00AN/HMF/2024/0250 · Hammersmith and Fulham · decided 14 Jul 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,800 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 19 Sep 2022 to 16 Jul 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £11,069.58 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,582.90 per applicant on average; £7,748.70 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £550 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
rent repayment order, there would be impossible difficulties in the County Court judge assessing damages for disrepair. The County Court would be reluctant to give double-recovery to the tenants. Thirdly, the wilful refusal of the landlord to obtain an HMO licence is sufficient to justify the 70 per cent repayment order. … We do not need to investigate the reasons for the late payment. Even if it were a relevant matter of conduct, it would not affect the award we make. … There is nothing in sections 40 and 41 of the 2016 Act which limits the expression “tenant” to a tenant at law. There are good reasons (as the current case shows) for “tenant” to include tenants in equity. … Accordingly it is appropriate in our judgment to make the order in favour of all three applicants jointly. … Our calculation of the award is this. There are three months’ rent at £2,800 per month, so as to total £8,400, plus the last period of rent paid at £2,669.58. The total rent which can be the subject of a rent repayment order is therefore £11,069.58. 70 per cent of that figure is £7,748.70.
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