22 Mill Street, Kingston-Upon-Thames KT1 2RF
LON/00AX/HMF/2023/0203 · Kingston upon Thames · decided 7 May 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Grand Residential Limited |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 4 Apr 2022 to 30 Mar 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £300 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,850.50 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 85%, 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
Section 43 of the Act provides that the Tribunal may make a RRO if it is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence has been committed. … For the reasons set out above, the Tribunal found, beyond reasonable doubt, that the Respondent was the person having control/managing a house in multiple occupation which was required to be licensed but was not so licensed (section 72(1)). … The decision to make an RRO award is discretionary. However, because the offence was established the Tribunal found no reason why it should not make an RRO in the circumstances of this application. … The Applicant was seeking to recover rent paid of £4,830 for the period between 4 April 2022 and 30 March 2023. The Tribunal accepted the Applicant’s evidence that this was the whole rent he had paid for the relevant period. … The Applicant confirmed that the rent he had paid included utilities; however, understandably, the Applicant was not aware of the amount from this rent that attributed to utility payments. … With the Applicant’s agreement, the Tribunal considered the Property’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and found that utilities amounted to approximately £1,500 per year. This equated to £125 per month and when divided between the 5 people living at the Property as separate households, amounted to £25 per month. …
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The original
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