33 Millpond Estate, West Lane, London SE16 4LZ
LON/00BE/HMF/2024/0246 · Southwark · decided 17 Jun 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 5 Mar 2022 to 4 Mar 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £21,150 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,525 per applicant on average; £10,575 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £330 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
three occupants in 2024. The branch manager found on Rightmove details of a Property on the Millpond Estate which had three bedrooms and a bathroom with an HMO licence advertised for rent at £2,750.00 per calendar month as November 2024. The Respondent pointed out that the advertised rent was some £600 more than the monthly rent paid by the Applicants. … The Tribunal finds the following facts on the Respondent’s knowledge about the occupation of the Property by the three Applicants. … The Property throughout the tenancy was occupied by the three Applicants. ii. When the Applicants were looking for a place to rent, the Property was advertised for rent with three bedrooms ideal for sharers. The Tribunal was not convinced with the Respondent’s evidence that the advert mentioned that the Property required an HMO licence for more than two persons. iii. … The Respondent did not challenge the Applicant’s account of the role played by her agent in allowing the three Applicants to live at the Property. … The Tribunal turns now to its findings on whether the Respondent had actual knowledge of the fact that the three Applicants were living at the Property without an HMO licence. i. …
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