Flat 24, Purbeck House, Bolney Street, London, SW8 1EP
LON/00AY/HMB/2020/0006 · Lambeth · decided 25 Feb 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Illegal eviction |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Simple Properties London Ltd |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 18 Oct 2019 to 10 Mar 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,620 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| 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
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 (emphasis added): “(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. … This portfolio included the Flat. … It seems probable that the Flat is in a block owned by the local authority. It had three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, shower room and separate toilet. At some stage, stud partitions had divided all the living rooms into two, creating eight lettable rooms. … He was so desperate to find somewhere to live, that he
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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