80 Midship Point, The Quaterdeck, London, E14 8SP .
LON/00BG/HMF/2025/0634 · Tower Hamlets · decided 31 Jul 2025 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Dec 2022 to 30 Nov 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £5,760; £200 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,004 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 90%, 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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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
a reasonable excuse within the meaning of section 72(5) of the 2004 Act. … Having carefully considered all the evidence referred to above, the Tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that an offence under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act was committed by each Respondent throughout the relevant period and, also, throughout the period during which the Applicant occupied the Property. The exercise of the Tribunal’s discretion. Section 43 of the 2016 Act provides that the Tribunal may make a RRO if it is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence has been committed. The decision to make a RRO is therefore discretionary. … Section 44 of the 2016 Act specifies the factors that a Tribunal must take into account in making a RRO. … In summary, the Tribunal must: (i) ascertain the whole of the rent for the relevant period; (ii) subtract any element of that sum that represents payment for utilities that only benefited the tenant; (iii) consider how serious the offence was, both compared to other types of offence in respect of which a rent repayment order may be made (and whose relative seriousness can be seen from the relevant maximum sentences on conviction) and compared to other examples of the same type of offence. …
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The original
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