(x2) 52 Cowley Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2LU 0242
LON/00AS/HMF/2021/0224 · Hillingdon · decided 28 Feb 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals: Lavender Sky Limited |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | £720 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 31 Aug 2019 to 30 Sep 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,944 per applicant on average; £7,776 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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The tribunal’s decision and reasons. The tribunal has had regard to the witness statements in the bundle, the submissions made at the hearing and the decisions referred to during the Hearing in reaching its decision. The Second Applicants. … By section 41(2) of the 2016 Act a tenant may only apply for a rent repayment order if the offence was committed during a time when the Property was let to the tenant and the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending on the day on which the application was made. … Against whom should any RRO be made? … However, section 56 of the 2016 Act makes it unnecessary for the Tribunal to determine whether the legal status of the occupants was as tenants or licensees. Was an offence committed? … Reasonable excuse. … The decision in the Upper Tribunal limited possible deductions from the maximum amount to utilities paid for by the landlord. … So it would be unfair for a tenant paying a rent that included utilities to get more by way of a rent repayment than a tenant whose rent did not include utilities. But aside from that, the practice of deducting all the landlord’s costs in calculating the amount of the rent repayment order should cease.’ 48. … In the absence of any evidence as to what should be deducted it considers it appropriate to make a deduction of 10% from the total amount of rent paid by the First Respondents. …
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