12 Padstow House, Three Colt Street, London E14 8AH
LON/00BG/HMF/2025/0833 · Tower Hamlets · decided 24 Mar 2026 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Jul 2023 to 14 Jul 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £22,600 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,117.50 per applicant on average; £4,470 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 90%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £341 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
determined in accordance with – (a) section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant) ... … (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to ground that the landlord has rent paid by the tenant in committed respect of an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 the period of 12 months ending of the table in section 40(3) with the date of the offence an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, a period, not exceeding 12 5, 6 or 7 of the table in section months, during which the 40(3) 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, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … Housing Act 2004 Section 72 (1) A person commits an offence if he is a person having control of or managing an HMO which is required to be licensed under this Part … but is not so licensed. (5) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) … it is a defence that he had a reasonable excuse … for having control of or managing the house in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) … . …
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