52B Terrace Road, London, E13 0PB
LON/00BB/HMG/2024/0017 · Newham · decided 25 Oct 2024 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 7 Jun 2022 to 6 Jun 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,185; £594.60 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,590.40 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, 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
(1) Where the First-tier Tribunal decides to make a rent repayment order under section 43 in favour of a tenant, the amount is to be determined in accordance with this section. (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. Under Section 44(4) the Tribunal in determining the amount the tribunal must, in particular take account of (a)the conduct of the landlord and tenant (b) the financial circumstances of the landlord and (c) whether the landlord has at any time been convicted of an offence to which this chapter applies. … The Tribunal heard from the Applicant who provided a witness statement which was dated 12 December 2023. … In her witness statement she set out that-; “... … She also asserted that the occupations were not relatives of the Respondent landlord, they were all tenants. … In paragraph 9 of her witness statement, she stated that “I moved into the property on 26.03.2022 and moved out on 26.01.2023. The property was my main residence, and I stayed in the same room for the duration of my tenancy. After the landlord proposed a rent increase, I gave him my notice via text on 31.12.2022 and this was eventually agreed to on 04.01.2023 ... … She told the Tribunal that she had shared a bathroom, kitchen and toilet with the other tenants. … She denied that the Respondent had lived at the property. …
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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