Flat 6, Albany Works, Gunmakers Lane, London, E3 5SB
LON/00BG/HMF/2021/0255 · Tower Hamlets · decided 6 May 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 2 Nov 2020 to 1 Nov 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,993.84 per applicant on average; £8,981.52 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
The total rent paid, and thus the maximum RRO, was not contested in principle. … We used the same methodology as he adopted to attribute the correct sum for rent paid by each Applicant individually. … We heard evidence from both parties on conduct. There was no claim to take account of the Respondent’s financial circumstances. … We can deal with the conduct issues briefly. … The first relates to problems with the electrical system in the flat. Initially, in October 2020, the Applicants complained about the boiler malfunctioning, and then subsequently to the effect that certain works should have been undertaken by a “Part P electrician” (we assume a reference to the Building Regulations 2010, Part P on electrical safety in dwellings), in reliance on the advice of a friend, who was an electrician. The Respondent’s initial response was to send a plumber, an inappropriate professional, and the matter was not dealt with properly until mid-January 2021. … The second related to a dispute over the deposit. … In the result, the relevant deposit scheme came to an adjudication, as a result of which all but £200 (agreed by the Applicants) was returned to the Applicants. … The Respondent made no specific complaints about the conduct of the tenants. … We do not consider that the conduct of the Respondent should have more than a marginal effect on the quantum of the RRO. …
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The original
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