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LON/00BE/HMF/2024/0132 · Southwark · decided 23 Oct 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,100 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 31 Mar 2022 to 31 Mar 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £25,200 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,360 per applicant on average; £10,080 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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Section 40 gives the Tribunal power to make a rent repayment order where a landlord has committed a relevant offence. Section 40(2) explains that a rent repayment order is an order requiring the landlord under a tenancy of housing in England to repay an amount of rent paid by a tenant (or where relevant to pay a sum to a local authority). … (2) A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if- (a) the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b) the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made … 64. Section 41 permits a tenant to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a rent repayment order against a person who has committed a specified offence, if the offence relates to housing rented by the tenant(s) and the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … (2) A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under section 41. (3) The amount of a rent repayment order under this section is to be determined in accordance with- (a) section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant); … 65. …
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