42 Cranmer Road London SW9 6EF
LON/00AY/HMF/2019/0101 · Lambeth · decided 21 Sep 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £650 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 13 Dec 2018 to ? |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £293.96 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,606.04 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
There was no evidence before the tribunal that entry without notice had occurred on a persistent basis. The tribunal finds that when the Respondent procured the disconnection of the internet he had believed (incorrectly) that the occupiers would have left the property by then. The tribunal finds that the provision of internet (while a contractual obligation on the Respondent) is not a service required for the occupation of the property. Offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, the period of the offence and possible defences. … Section 72(1) of the 2004 Act provides, ‘A person commits an offence if he is a person having control of or managing a house which is required to be licensed under this Part (see section 61(1)) but is not so licensed’. … For so long as the property was occupied by five or more persons in two or more households the Respondent was committing an offence under section 72(1). The tribunal finds that from June 2019 there were only four persons in occupation of the property. The offence was therefore committed by the Respondent between December 2018 and May 2019. … The tribunal notes that even if there had been five persons in occupation of the property between June and August 2019 the Respondent would not have been committing an offence. …
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