FFF 3 Skeffington Road, London, E6 2NA
LON/00BB/HMA/2014/0013 · Newham · decided 6 Mar 2015 · rent repayment order
old rulescouncil application| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | the council |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 24 Jun 2013 to 15 Jun 2014 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £10,200 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,100 in total for the council |
| 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
The period claimed runs from 24 June 2013 to 15 June 2014, at £200 per week. This amounts to 51 weeks or £10,200 and is within the 12 month period allowed under section 97(8) of the Act. Are there any exceptional circumstances? … Effectively this is the crux of the respondent’s case. In particular, she points to her financial difficulties since her relationship broke down in July 2012 which continue to date and has provided a statement of outstanding debts amounting to some £40,000. The respondent states that she now intends to live at the property herself, with her daughter. The tribunal considers that the personal circumstances of the respondent and in particular her financial difficulties are so extreme as to be exceptional. In the circumstances the tribunal is satisfied that it would be unreasonable for the respondent to pay more than 50% of the amount of housing benefit paid during the relevant period. Decision. The tribunal is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order but having found that exceptional circumstances exist which make it unreasonable for the respondent to repay the whole amount sought, order that she repay 50% or £5,100 to the applicant. The tribunal hope the parties will be able to agree an affordable instalment plan.
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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