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LON/00BG/HMF/2024/0677 · Tower Hamlets · decided 18 Aug 2025 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | not found |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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for the relevant period, which can then be reduced if one or more of the criteria in section 43(4) of the Act or other relevant considerations require such a deduction to be made. The exercise of the Tribunal’s discretion is not limited to those matters set out in section 43(4). … The Upper Tribunal held that “there is no presumption in favour of the maximum amount of rent paid during the period”. It was noted that when calculating the amount of a rent repayment order the calculation must relate to the maximum in some way. Although, the amount of the rent repayment order can be “a proportion of the rent paid, or the rent paid less certain sums, or a combination of both”. Therefore, there is no presumption that the amount paid during the relevant period is the amount of the order subject to the factors referred to in section 44(4) of the Act. … The Upper Tribunal further went on to highlight that the Tribunal is not limited to those factors referred to in section 44(4) and that circumstances and seriousness of the offending landlord comprise part of the “conduct of the landlord” and ought to be considered. The Upper Tribunal considered that the Tribunal had taken a very narrow approach of section 44(4)(a) by stating “meritorious conduct of the landlord may justify a deduction from the starting point”. …
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