Flat 27, Ajax House, Old Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6QY
LON/00BG/HMF/2024/0177 · Tower Hamlets · decided 6 Jan 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £2,300 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 11 Jan 2023 to 23 Nov 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £23,427.22 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,123.63 per applicant on average; £9,370.89 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £330 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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period when it was not held. He said that the deposit was protected after 6 months and he did get the prescribed information. … He said that they did keep the mop outside but that most of the time the area was clear. … He said that there was spray foam present as long as he had lived there. He confirmed that the Property was repainted in 2021. … He said that the countertop was replaced in the kitchen and that the tap was broken. … He said that there were a number of issues raised which was not responded to. He then confirmed that the only issues were the windows and the door. He did confirm that the handles on the windows were replaced. … Her witness statement is at A88. The Second Respondent apologised to her for taking some time to fix the handles to the windows. She said that it was around the time of Covid, and that they had tried various glaziers but had been let down. The Second Respondent said that some were fixed in 2022, and some in 2020. … She said they were not functioning. … She said she had also become friends with the other tenants. She said it was expensive to move. She said that there was damp but she had somewhere to live and she got on with her flat mates, and she could not afford to move. … She accepted that this was during the Covid lockdown period. … The Second Respondent asserted that she had gone to the Property on a number of occasions. …
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