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LON/00BG/HMF/2023/0118 · Tower Hamlets · decided 30 Oct 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: MPL Estates Ltd |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £1,650 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 14 May 2022 to 13 May 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £1,500 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £6,100 per applicant on average; £18,300 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £400 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
tenant ... under the tenancy.141. Among the relevant offences is not having a selective licence when required. 21. s.43 of the 2016 Act provides that the Tribunal may make a rent repayment order if it is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence has been committed, and that where the application is made by a tenant the amount is to be determined in accordance with s.44. … (2) The amount must relate to [our emphasis] rent paid during the period mentioned in the table: [The table provides for the offence in these proceedings to be a period not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence.] (3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed (a) the rent paid in respect of that period ... . … The case law. … It is not possible to find in the 2016 Act any support for limiting the rent repayment order to the landlord’s profits. That principle should no longer be applied. That means that it is not appropriate to calculate a rent repayment order by deducting from the rent everything spent on the property during the relevant period. … This deserves to be quoted at length: 23. The offence of having control of or managing an unlicensed HMO is not an offence described in s. 46(3)(a) and accordingly there was no requirement in this case for the FTT to make a maximum repayment order. …
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