Flat 7 Mandeville House, Rolls Road, Southwark SE1 5DX
LON/00BE/HMF/2024/0656 · Southwark · decided 21 Jul 2025 · rent repayment order
old rulesOut of time or no jurisdiction: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 20 Sep 2022 to 19 Sep 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
(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. … (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); 21. Section 44(2) of the 2016 Act provides that where the First-tier Tribunal decides to make a RRO under s.41(1) in favour of a tenant, the order may be made in relation to rent paid over the period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. The tribunal’s findings. … We do not consider that there is any basis to conclude that the Respondent had a reasonable excuse for not holding an appropriate licence. … We will now consider what order we would have made had we concluded that we have jurisdiction in this matter. … In summary the tribunal must; 1. Ascertain the whole of the rent for the relevant period. … Subtract any element of that sum that represents payment for utilities that only benefit the tenant. It is for the Landlord to supply evidence of these, but an experienced Tribunal will be able to make an informed estimate. …
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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