Flat 7, 1 Richard Street, London, E1 2JP
LON/00BG/HMF/2020/0189 · Tower Hamlets · decided 17 Jun 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £2,600 per month |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £15,600 per applicant on average; £31,200 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| 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; the maximum is left out of the statistics until it has been checked.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
measure of the gravity of the parties’ conduct. … The Respondents relied in particular on the fact that the rooms appeared to exceed the Council’s minimum room sizes for an HMO and that gas safety and the operation of the smoke alarms were successfully checked. However, compliance with the licensing regime is an important objective in itself, quite apart from the conditions or the standards of management. By not having the property licensed, the Respondents deprived their tenants of the protections of the HMO regime. Those protections are like insurance – the fact that they are never called upon does not mean they aren’t essential. … The Respondents pointed out that they had recently completed their construction of the building and it complied with the latest building regulations. However, they wouldn’t have received the necessary approval if that were not the case. The Respondents cannot expect much credit for something they are legally required to do anyway. Further, while there is some overlap, compliance with building regulations does not in any way imply compliance with HMO standards. It can’t be assumed that, because the building is new, it is compliant or even substantially compliant. … While these were interesting, they were not helpful in reaching a 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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