1 Kingsleigh Close, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0PA
LON/00AT/HMF/2021/0267 · Hounslow · decided 31 Mar 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals: Alpha Estates.net Limited |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | £2,244 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Aug 2020 to 9 Jul 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £24,684 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,085.50 per applicant on average; £12,342 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, 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
(b) pay a local housing authority an amount in respect of a relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy.” 18. Section 40(3) tabulates seven offences. These include the 0ffence of “control or management of an unlicenced HMO” under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act. … (2) A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if — (a) the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b) the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … Section 44 is concerned with the amount payable under a RRO made in favour of tenants. By section 44(2) that amount “must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned” in a table which then follows. The table provides for repayment of rent paid by the tenant in respect of a maximum period of 12 months. Section 44(3) provides: “(3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed— (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … Section 61 provides for every prescribed HMO to be licensed. …
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