Flat 12 Trevelyan House, Morpeth Street, London E2 0PY
LON/00BG/HMF/2026/0022 · Tower Hamlets · decided 24 Aug 2026 · rent repayment order
period not stated| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £2,183 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £7,023.27 per applicant on average; £28,093.10 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Period not stated, so the rules can't be told. |
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
Para. 20: a. Ascertain the whole of the rent for the relevant period; b. … It is for the landlord to supply evidence of these, but if precise figures are not available an experienced tribunal will be able to make an informed estimate. c. Consider how serious this 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. What proportion of the rent (after deduction as above) is a fair reflection of the seriousness of this offence? That figure is then the starting point (in the sense that that term is used in criminal sentencing); it is the default penalty in the absence of any other factors but it may be higher or lower in light of the final step: d. Consider whether any deduction from, or addition to, that figure should be made in the light of the other factors set out in section 44(4). The Tribunal’s decision and reasons for that decision. We have considered all the evidence and submissions and find that the criteria necessary to support a RRO has been met. … In all the circumstances of the case we consider that it is appropriate to make such an order. …
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
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Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.