114 Malham Road, London, SE23 1AN
LON/00AZ/HMF/2024/0084 · Lewisham · decided 28 Oct 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 6 Dec 2020 to 20 Jun 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £1,897.40 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,790.55 per applicant on average; £11,162.18 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 65%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £330 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
8 of the Respondent’s bundle). … The Tribunal also did not accept the Respondent’s argument that the rent could be reduced because of any damage the Respondent alleged may have been caused. … When determining the amount of a RRO, the Tribunal has a discretion whether or not to make a deduction for utility payments. … It was accepted by both parties that the rent included utilities. The Respondent included within her bundle evidence of utility payments she had made and at page 2 of her bundle set out that gas and electricity bills averaged £219 per month, internet £27 per month, and water £64 per month which gave a total of £310 per month. The Respondent then divided this between 6 people and concluded that £52 per month, which was £624 per year, for each person should be deducted for utility bills. … This could be summarised as £53.10 for broadband (made up of 12 months of broadband at £26.55 per month divided between 6 tenants), and, for gas/electricity, the Applicants had taken the average gas and electricity payment from the bills provided and had calculated a yearly amount of £421.25 per tenant. … The Tribunal did not accept the position that utilities should not be deducted and instead found that this amount should be deducted given the Respondent had made payments for utilities from the rent the Applicants had paid. …
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