173A New Kings Rd, London SW6 4SW
LON/00AN/HMG/2024/0005 · Hammersmith and Fulham · decided 27 Apr 2024 · rent repayment order
old rulesDismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 30 Oct 2022 to 30 Oct 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
We have considered whether we should determine the amount of any rent repayment order we would make, if we were wrong in our decision on liability. In our judgment it is not appropriate. The tenant has numerous complaints about the condition of the premises. These include an alleged infestation of rodents. The difficulty we have is that the tenant has a right to bring County Court proceedings in respect of these complaints. It would be wrong for us to carry out a mini-trial which would trespass on decisions which are for the County Court. By way of example, the landlord says that the problem with rodents was dealt with by him in a speedy and satisfactory manner, so that there was an eighteen month period without any issues regarding rodents. … If we were to make a decision about this, there might be difficult issues as to how far our decision gave rise to a res judicata (a judicially determined fact), binding on the parties in the County Court. Accordingly, we decline to make a determination of these facts on the hypothesis that the flat was within the area of selective licensing.
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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