Flat 118 Skyline Plaza Building, 80 Commercial Road London E1 1NZ
LON/00BG/HMF/2022/0034 · Tower Hamlets · decided 20 Mar 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £1,300 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 20 Aug 2021 to 19 Aug 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,730 per applicant on average; £5,460 in total for 2 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
amount? … The service charges, the ground rent and the boiler insurance are paid by the landlord. … There was some confusion in the application about the periods and therefore the amounts of each of the Applicants claims. The tribunal granted a brief adjournment so that the Applicants could provide clarity on their position. They clarified that they were each claiming as follows. … The Respondent accepted that the rent had been paid over the period of the claim. … She did not object to the adjournment for the Applicants to clarify the amount of her claim but pointed out that the amounts being claimed were confusing. … In the event the tribunal did not consider the Respondent was prejudiced by the brief adjournment as she was fully aware of what rent had been paid to her over the period of claim. The conduct of the tenants. The tenants argue that their conduct has been good. … The Respondent says that the conduct of the tenants was poor. … He threw away a tub chair which was in good condition without agreement or notice. … He says it was an accident due to his ignorance of the window opening mechanism. … The Applicants say that there was no requirement for professional cleaning in the tenancy agreement and that they left the property very clean. They agree that they carried out the cleaning themselves. …
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The original
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