Basement Flat, 184 North End Road, London W14 9NX
LON/00AN/HMG/2021/0032 · Hammersmith and Fulham · decided 14 Feb 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £1,500 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 14 Feb 2020 to 13 Feb 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £1,200 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £8,400 per applicant on average; £16,800 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| 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
starting point the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) still had discretion to make deductions to reflect the various factors referred to in section 44(4) of the 2016 Act. He also noted that section 46(1) of the 2016 Act specifies particular circumstances in which the FTT must award 100% and must disregard the factors in section 44(4) in the absence of exceptional circumstances, and he expressed the view that a full assessment of the FTT’s discretion ought to take section 46(1) into account. … It is not authority for the proposition that the maximum amount of rent is to be ordered under an RRO subject only to limited adjustment for the factors specified in s. … Nevertheless, para 3.2 of that guidance identifies the factors that a local authority should take into account in deciding whether to seek an RRO as being the need to: punish offending landlords; deter the particular landlord from further offences; dissuade other landlords from breaching the law; and remove from landlords the financial benefit of offending. … A tribunal should address specifically what proportion of the maximum amount of rent paid in the relevant period, or reduction from that amount, or a combination of both, is appropriate in all the circumstances, bearing in mind the purpose of the legislative provisions. …
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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