67 Orme Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey KT1 3SD
LON/00BG/HMF/2022/0149 · Kingston upon Thames · decided 6 Mar 2023 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: We Let Rooms Limited |
| Applicants | 5 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure; £1,000 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | not found |
| 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
Based on the above findings, we have the power to make a rent repayment order against the Respondent. … The amount of rent to be ordered to be repaid is governed by section 44 of the 2016 Act. Under sub-section 44(2), the amount must relate to rent paid by the tenant in respect of a period, not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence. Under sub- section 44(3), the amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed the rent paid in respect of that period less any relevant award of housing benefit or universal credit paid in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … There is no evidence that any part of the rent was covered by the payment of housing benefit and the Respondent does not dispute that the rental amounts claimed were in fact paid by the Applicants. … The Respondent has not disputed this or argued that any part of the rent was later refunded. … We are satisfied that the Applicants were in occupation for the whole of the period to which their respective rent repayment applications relate and that the Property required a licence for the whole of that period. Therefore, the maximum sums that can be awarded by way of rent repayment are the sums listed in paragraph 3 above, these being the amounts paid by each Applicant by way of rent in respect of the period of claim. …
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