39 Victoria Crescent London N15 5LP
LON/00AP/HMF/2021/0026 · Haringey · decided 12 Jul 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £1,500 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 29 Jun 2019 to 28 Jun 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £18,000 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,800 per applicant on average; £14,400 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 80%, 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
it had made enquiries about licensing but did not learn that licensing was required should be taken into account. … Other than this failing the respondent argues that its conduct was good. It delivered a good repair service and any problems that the applicants faced were dealt with promptly. It accepts that mistakes were made over the return of the deposit but suggest these are of limited relevance as the applicants had their deposit returned in full. … The respondent argued that ignorance is a part of conduct which was otherwise almost exemplary and that it is important that a distinction is made in setting the level of the RRO between a good landlord acting in ignorance and an egregious failure of the law. … The applicants submitted that the tribunal should work on the basis that the respondent is a professional landlord with a full portfolio of properties, and it should, but did not, have proper provision in place to ensure that it complied with the law. The respondent, therefore, as a result of its own failings committed a serious breach of the law. … There is no evidence provided that Haringey were in breach of those requirements. …
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