18 Millender Walk, London, SE16 2BL
LON/00BE/HMF/2025/0762 · Southwark · decided 6 Mar 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £7,987.10; £1,100.49 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,000 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 38%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £341 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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However, he was concerned that he had been in the property since February 2019, and that this issue had not been sorted out until December 2019. … He told us that there had been three issues with leaking from the bathroom into the kitchen. On two occasions the leaks had been fixed by changing a tap and the plumber dealt with this by reconfiguring the direction in which a pipe ran under the bath. … They had tightened screws at the bathroom basin. … He accepted that he had not experienced any issues with infestation within the flat, and Southwark Council who are the freeholders, had dealt with this by laying traps. … The respondent had tried to decorate this, however in May it became clear that the issue was not resolved and he had engaged a contractor who had removed the plastering on the wall and had later confirmed that it was an issue for the freeholder. … He told the Tribunal that there had also been an issue with heating in the flat which predominantly affected those living downstairs in the flat in that the heating system which was connected to a central system which was owned by the freeholder and operated by them. He told the Tribunal that the previous occupants of the room had to leave doors and windows open because it was too hot. …
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