19 Turner Street, London E1 2AU
LON/00BG/HMF/2022/0149 · Tower Hamlets · decided 23 Feb 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Oct 2021 to 18 Apr 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £150 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,520 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 80%, 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
purposes. Therefore, we do not accept that the Respondents had a reasonable excuse for the purposes of section 72(5). The offence. Section 40 of the 2016 Act confers power on the First-tier Tribunal to make a rent repayment order where a landlord has committed an offence listed in the table in sub-section 40(3), subject to certain conditions being satisfied. The offence of control or management of an unlicensed HMO under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act is one of the offences listed in that table. … Under section 41(2), a tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant and the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. Having determined that the Respondents did not have a reasonable excuse for failing to license the Property, we are satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that an offence has been committed under section 72(1), that the relevant part of the Property was let to the Applicant at the time of commission of the offence and that the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application was made. Process for ascertaining the amount of rent to be ordered to be repaid. Based on the above findings, we have the power to make a rent repayment order against the Respondents. …
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