(x3) 123 Mellish Street, London, E14 8PJ .
LON/00BG/HMG/2025/0603 · Tower Hamlets · decided 26 Jan 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 11 Oct 2023 to 22 Dec 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,033.25 per applicant on average; £6,099.75 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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
order that can be ordered under section 44(3) of the 2016 Act. … Whether the Respondent had been responsible for the cost of any utilities at the Property. … The severity of the offence. … Any relevant conduct of the guilty party or parties, the Respondent’s financial circumstances, whether she has any previous convictions of a relevant offence, and the conduct of the Applicants to which the Tribunal should have regard in exercising its discretion as to the amount of the rent repayment order. The Tribunal’s Decision and Reasons. The Tribunal reached its decision after considering the parties’ oral and written evidence, including documents referred to in that evidence, and taking into account its assessment of the evidence. … The offence under section 72(1) Housing Act 2004 136. The Tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that all the elements of the offence under section 72(1) are proved against Respondent as set out at paragraphs 137 to 156 below. … We find that the Respondent was in control of the Property as defined by section 263(1), which states a person is in control of premises where they receive the rack-rent either directly or indirectly. …
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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