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LON/00AU/HMF/2024/0059 · Islington · decided 11 Nov 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 5 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 16 Sep 2022 to 26 Nov 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £7,441.61; £810 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,116 per applicant on average; £5,580 in total for 5 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £420 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
she was not, in fact, responsible for the dishes. In doing so, she referred to “house rules”, a concept that the Applicants were unaware of. … The dinner, at which she again referred to the rules, appears to have been embarrassing for the Applicants but not overtly hostile. … The Applicants then agreed amongst themselves to leave together (which they did on 26 November 2022). … An isolated expression of anger or even the use of insulting or derogatory terms on one occasion might be passed over as unfortunate but not of great significance. That does not, we consider, apply to what the evidence showed amounted to a sustained campaign of abusive conduct against the Applicants, or some of them. We regard this a course of conduct that is effective to move the dial in favour of a higher RRO. … The lodger agreements presuppose a resident landlord, and asserts that it does not grant an assured or assured shorthold tenancy for that reason. It makes provision for two weeks’ notice of termination. … The purpose of the agreements, he argued, was to evade regulatory requirements, such as the assured shorthold tenancy notice period, a covenant of quiet enjoyment, or the requirement for 24 hours’ notice of an inspection. …
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