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LON/00BB/HMB/2022/0003 · Newham · decided 10 Aug 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also illegal eviction |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £450 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 5 Aug 2020 to 31 Dec 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,825 (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
applicant during the periods of occupancy as set out within the trial bundle. With regard to the RRO for the unlicensed HMO this is limited to the period up to the date of the application for the licence. However, the claim for the other ground regarding the unlawful eviction extends beyond that date until the end of the claim period. … Amongst other factors the tribunal should be mindful of the length of time that an offence was being committed and the culpability of the landlord is relevant; a professional landlord is expected to know better. From the evidence before it provided by the applicants the Tribunal took the view that the respondent was not a professional landlord as he said he only owned this one property. However, he had been a landlord for over 5 years and so should have been aware of the legal requirements of licensing. … The Tribunal must therefore consider the conduct of the parties and the financial circumstances of the respondent. Express matter (c) was not considered as no such convictions apply so far as the respondent is concerned. … That means that there is nothing to detract from the obvious starting point, which is the rent itself for the relevant period of up to twelve months. Indeed, there is no other available starting point, which is unsurprising; this is a rent repayment order so we start with the rent. …
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The original
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