41 Deerdale Road London SE24 0AP
LON/00AY/HMF/2023/0100 · Lambeth · decided 20 Dec 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £2,000 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 9 Dec 2021 to 19 Apr 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,260.27 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,445.20 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, 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
during the relevant period, namely £3,260.27, with the Tribunal having discretion as to whether or not to make deductions on account of utility payments. … The Tribunal therefore finds that there should be no deduction from the total rent for utility payments. … The offence in this application was failure to obtain an additional licence. … The Tribunal find, on the evidence before it, that in assessing the seriousness of the offence, the factors to be taken into account include the intrinsic risk when a property is let as a HMO, that the state of repair of the bathroom window was dangerous, the absence of a means of escape from the third bedroom other than through the kitchen (noting in particular the restrictor on the sash window and that the fire alarm was on the far side of the kitchen). It has also had regard to the stated cost of the works required before a licence can be granted for the property (stated by the Respondent to be in the region of £4,000), which suggests that the current state of the property is below standard, and the fact that the application for a licence has not yet been made. … The failure to protect the Applicant’s deposit was an oversight in this particular case. … For a Tribunal to take the landlord’s financial circumstances into account it would normally expect to see independent evidence of earnings and outgoings.
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