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LON/00BG/HMB/2022/0012 · Tower Hamlets · decided 13 Dec 2023 · rent repayment order
old rulesStruck out: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Illegal eviction; also harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| 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
hearing could potentially last more than a week (paras 27 to 33). … With regard to the mediation the response states that the solicitors; “informed the applicant that mediation is the key factor in resolving the issues in this case, but the applicant was more interested in attending the mediation if there was any chance from the respondent side, to offer the money in relation to damages and cost spent on repair work from the applicant. [sic] “the applicant was fully informed .. to utilise the opportunity of mediation to resolve any issues, but the applicant declined at a later stage” 31. … It also argues that wasted costs applications should be limited to straightforward matters such as failures to attend court. The point is made that a legal representative is not to be held to have acted improperly simply because he acts for a party who pursues a claim which is plainly doomed to fail. However, it acknowledges that an application should not be pursued if it amounts to an abuse of process of the court. … However, it goes on to argue that this application was based on section 13 of the Housing Act 1988. That is a complete misunderstanding of the law. Section 13 is concerned with increases in rent under assured periodic tenancies. It has nothing whatsoever to do with the Tribunal’s jurisdiction to make a rent repayment order. The Tribunal’s Decision. …
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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