23 York Close, London, E6 5QN
LON/00BB/HMF/2024/0176 · Newham · decided 10 Mar 2025 · rent repayment order
old rulesDismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Harassment; also unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
tenant in respect of "the period of 12 months ending with the date of the offence". … Accordingly, under each paragraph the requisite intent or knowledge of the landlord must be established. … The Tribunal was referred to documentary evidence in support of this contention. (ii) There were occasions when contractors came to the Property but did not carry out work. (iii) There were no lights in the living room for around six months. (iv) There was no adequate heating because the roof of the Property was poorly insulated until remedial work was carried out. (v) There were other smaller wants of repair at the Property including damaged floorboards, cracks (including to floor tiles and window sills) and a hole in a ceiling. … The First Applicant stated that the Applicants did not have any direct contact with the Respondents. However, he is of the view that the Respondents sent contractors to the Property to make it look as if they were remedying defects and then did not authorise remedial work to be carried out due to the expense. He is also of the view that the Property was left in a poor condition by the Respondents to in order to induce the Applicants to leave before it would have been possible to serve a notice pursuant to section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 on the three tenants. … A representative of the local authority inspected the Property on 21 February 2024. …
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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