Flat 2, 198B Peckham Rye, Southwark, SE22 0LU
LON/00BE/HMF/2025/0614 · Southwark · decided 15 Jul 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,700 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Feb 2023 to 24 Nov 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £20,645.75 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,408.33 per applicant on average; £7,225 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 35%, 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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of rent paid and then deduct any element of that sum that represents payments for utilities that benefit the tenant such as gas and electricity and internet access. … The Applicants were responsible for the utility costs during the tenancy and therefore no deduction falls to be made. Repayment Order. … Under section 44 of the 2016 Act the amount the landlord may be required to repay must not exceed the rent paid in that period. The Tribunal must also take into account the conduct of the landlord and tenant and the financial circumstances of the landlord and whether the landlord has been convicted of an offence. There is also a defence available to the landlord of reasonable excuse. … The Tribunal has no evidence of a conviction. The Respondents financial circumstances. … The tribunal was given very limited evidence of the Respondents financial circumstances. In oral evidence the first Respondent stated that the Flat had been vacant since the previous October and they were very keen to obtain a letting as they were continuing mortgage payments going out. The table of those payments was presented to the tribunal. … The tribunal is not satisfied the Respondents financial circumstances would justify a reduction in the rent repayment order the tribunal may make. Conduct of the parties. The Applicants gave evidence of various items of disrepair. …
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