25 Alderney Road, London, E1 4EG
LON/00BG/HMF/2022/0152 · Tower Hamlets · decided 9 Jan 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | £3,066.11 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 16 Jul 2021 to 28 Jul 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £1,287.13 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £257.43 per applicant on average; £1,029.70 in total for 4 applicants |
| 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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conduct of both landlord and tenant, the landlord’s financial circumstances and whether the landlord has been prosecuted. … There is no evidence to demonstrate that the landlord has been prosecuted. … In relation to the Respondent’s financial circumstances, the Tribunal know that the Respondent sold the house for £500,000 on 29/07/2021. She claims in her “statement of justification as to a reduction” that she did not profit from the rental income because any monies she should have received were taken “by the agent and offset against the fees that they were entitled to for finding the tenants at the start of the tenancy” [R/76]. However, this was contradicted by her in oral evidence when she told the Tribunal that the purchaser had reimbursed her for these expenses. The Tribunal find no financial hardship from these contradictory statements. … The Tribunal find that the Respondent showed poor conduct in relation to her responsibilities as a landlord by her failure to licence the property since at least July 2020, and her failure to inform the tenants that she had ceased to be their landlord on 29/07/2021. … The total rent paid is £1,287.13 for the period of 13 days from 16/07/2021 to 28/07/2021 b. The Respondent was a professional landlord with ownership of this investment property since 2004. …
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