53 Hilda Road, London E16 4NQ
LON/00BB/HMF/2023/0194 · Newham · decided 11 Mar 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,150 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 13 Jun 2022 to 13 Jun 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £19,350 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £967.50 per applicant on average; £2,902.50 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 15%, 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
The decision to make a RRO award is therefore discretionary although if an offence is established it would be exceptional not to order a RRO. The Tribunal therefore exercised its discretion and proceeded to make a RRO. … There was no dispute between the parties that rent had been paid for this period by the Applicants to the Respondent. … The Tribunal has a discretion to subtract utility payments that are paid by the landlord that benefit the tenants. … The Tribunal must consider the seriousness of the offence compared to other types of offences for which a RRO can be made, and also as compared to other examples of the same offence. … Using this hierarchical analysis, the relevant offence of having control or managing an unlicensed house will generally be less serious. … The Tribunal accepted the analysis that using the hierarchical analyses of the relevant offences, the offence of having control or managing an unlicensed house would generally be less serious. The Tribunal then considered the seriousness of the circumstances of this particular case as compared to other examples of the same offence. Conduct of Landlord and Tenant. … The Applicants also confirmed that they were happy with the Property for the three years that they lived there and that there was nothing wrong, other than little issues that were normal in any tenancy. …
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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