Flat 43 Iron Works, 58 Dace Road, London E3 2NX V
LON/00BG/HMF/2020/0084 · Tower Hamlets · decided 11 Feb 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £671.66 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 22 Apr 2019 to 12 Aug 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,447.98 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,447.98 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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repayment order should cease. … Section 249A of the 2016 Act enables the local housing authority to impose a financial penalty for a number of offences including the HMO licence offence, as an alternative to prosecution. A landlord may therefore suffer either a criminal or a civil penalty in addition to a rent repayment order. … 18. … The only basis for deduction is section 44 itself and there will certainly be cases where the landlord’s good conduct, or financial hardship, will justify an order less than the maximum. But the arithmetical approach of adding up the landlord’s expenses and deducting them from the rent, with a view to ensuring that he repay only his profit, is not appropriate and not in accordance with the law. … The provisions of the 2016 Act are rather more hard-edged than those of the 2004 Act. … The landlord has to repay the rent, subject to considerations of conduct and his financial circumstances. … But there is no justification for deducting other expenditure. … 12. … Therefore, the Tribunal has no basis for making any deductions. … The Tribunal sees no reason to reduce the amount of the RRO below the maximum amount and awards to the Applicant the full amount of £2,447.98.
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