22 Malden Road, Cheam SM3 8QF
LON/00BF/HMF/2025/0672 · Sutton · decided 26 Aug 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Billboards Property Group Ltd |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £775 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Feb 2024 to 3 Jul 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £338 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,587 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £337 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
from £3,875 to £4,650 per month depending upon whether it was 5/6 occupants was equivalent to the rack rent for the property. … Given the above evidence which was not challenged the Tribunal finds that the Respondent was the person who received the rank rent for the property on its own account, and, therefore, met the definition of a person having control of an HMO as defined by section 263(1) of the Housing Act 2004. … The Tribunal finds that: i. The property was an HMO subject to mandatory licensing by virtue of section 55(2)(a) of the Housing Act 2004. ii. The property was not licensed as an HMO for the period 1 February 2024 to 3 July 2024. iii. The Respondent was the person having control of the property as an HMO during 1 February 2024 to 3 July 2024. iv. The Respondent is an experienced property manager and has given no explanation for why the property did not have an HMO licence during the relevant period. … The Tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt from the findings in paragraph 29 above that the Respondent had committed the specified offence of control or management of an unlicensed HMO contrary to section 72(1) of the 2004 Act from 1 February 2024 to 3 July 2024 in respect of the property and that it did not have a defence of reasonable excuse. …
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