Upper Floor Flat, 1 Burnely Road, London SW9 OSH
LON/00AY/HMF/2025/0685 · Lambeth · decided 16 Feb 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Jul 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £19,445.01 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,240.84 per applicant on average; £9,722.51 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
excuse for the purposes of section 72(5) of the 2004 Act. … (3) The defence related to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant. For the reasons already given under the first and second issues, the Tribunal finds this matter satisfied beyond reasonable doubt. (4) Was an offence committed by the landlord in the period of 12 months ending with the date the application was made? … For all the reasons given under the previous three issues, the Tribunal finds that the Respondent committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004 between 01 April 2022 – 30 January 2024 in respect of the First Applicant, between 01 September 2021 – 31 August 2024 in respect of the Second Applicant and between 01 May 2023 – 30 September 2024 in respect of the Third Applicant. This is within the period of 12 months preceding the application made on 28 January 2025 in respect of each Applicant. (5) What is the maximum amount that can be ordered under section 44(3) of the 2016 Act? … By section 44(2) of the 2016 Act, the amount must relate to rent paid by the Applicant in respect of a period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. … The parties agreed the sums paid as set out in paragraph 5 above. …
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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