261A Station Road HA1 2TB
LON/00AQ/HMF/2022/0238 · Harrow · decided 8 Mar 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £725 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 13 Nov 2020 to 12 Nov 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,158 (1 applicant) |
| 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. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants; the maximum is left out of the statistics until it has been checked.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
What proportion of the rent (after deduction as above) is a fair reflection of the seriousness of this offence? … We add that at stage (d), it is also appropriate to consider any other of the circumstances of the case that the Tribunal considers relevant. … It is an assessment of the conduct of the landlord specifically in the context of the offence itself; how badly has this landlord behaved in committing the offence? I have set it out as a separate step because it is the matter that has most frequently been overlooked.” 45. … The Applicant’s statement of case proceeded on the basis of a single sum representing the rent paid during both periods. The total was £4,160. She had not claimed benefit at any time during the period. … As the sum claimed by the Applicant was calculated on the basis that the second part of the period started on 6 August, we must deduct 9 days. The rent was £725 a month. Multiplying that sum by 12 and dividing by 365, then multiplying by nine gives a total reduction of £214. The total possible RRO is £3,946. … It does, however, indicate that the Tribunal has a broad discretion when it is provided with no assistance at all by the landlord. In this case, not only is there no information about utilities, there is no evidence whatsoever from the Respondent, who chose to ignore the Tribunal’s directions. …
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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