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LON/00BG/HMF/2023/0215 · Tower Hamlets · decided 28 Jun 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £2,050 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 25 Oct 2021 to 25 Sep 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £8,610 per applicant on average; £17,220 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. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants; the maximum is left out of the statistics until it has been checked.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
(2) A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if — (a)the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b)the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … (2) A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under section 41. (3) The amount of a rent repayment order under this section is to be determined in accordance with— (a)section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant); 12. Section 44(1) HPA 2016 of the Act provides that where the First-tier Tribunal decides to make a rent repayment order under s41(1) in favour of a tenant, the order may be made in relation to rent paid over the period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. … The power of local authorities to designate particular areas as being subject to a selective licencing regime is contained in the 2004 Act. By virtue of s.95 of HA 2004 Act a person commits an offence if they are in control or manage a house which is required to be licenced by virtue of s.85 of the Act but is not so licenced. An offence under s.95 is a relevant offence for the purposes of s43 of the HPA 2016. Findings of the Tribunal. …
An extract from the part of the decision that sets the amount. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.