119A Maybank Road, London E18 1EJ
LON/00BC/HMF/2020/0035 · Redbridge · decided 19 Jul 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing); also improvement notice not complied with |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £1,175 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Oct 2018 to 30 Sep 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £12,204.84 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £6,102.42 per applicant on average; £12,204.84 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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offence. … Tribunals should consider whether any explanation given … amounts to a reasonable excuse whether or not [the respondent] refers to the statutory defence”. … It is also seems that where a respondent is absent (rather than unrepresented), it is just as important to consider whether the facts may disclose a reasonable excuse. … In our judgment, in this case, there are no facts which could amount to a reasonable excuse on the evidence available to us. The making of a rent repayment order. It follows from the above and from section 40(1) of the 2016 Act, that we have power to make a rent repayment order in this case in respect of the offences and the period set out above. … This is an application by tenants under section 41(2) of the 2016 Act. We have found that the offences relate to housing that, at the time of the offences, was let to the Applicants as tenants. The application was made on 10 March 2020. We have also found that the selective licensing offence was committed at least up to 24 March 2019 and the improvement notice offence was committed between 14 May 2019 and 30 September 2019. Therefore the offences were committed during the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application was made. This satisfies the requirements of section 41(2) of the 2016 Act. … We therefore may make a rent repayment order under section 43(1) of the 2016 Act. …
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