Room 1, Flat 2, 42b Settles Street, London E1 1JP
LON/00BG/HMK/2019/0053 · Tower Hamlets · decided 19 Dec 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £570 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 14 Aug 2018 to 23 Dec 2018 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,850 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,425 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
considered appropriate. He partitioned off a number of rooms in a manner in which no tenant would have been permitted to do so, without the consent of his landlord. … She is the leaseholder of the flat. She receives rent from her managing agent. We accept that she only received the “guaranteed rental amount”. However, she was content for her agent to maximise the rents that he could secure from the flat, provided that she received these regular payments. … The Tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the Respondent has committed an offence under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act. … The flat is situated in this ward. (ii) Flat 2, 42b Settles Street, is an HMO falling within the definition falling within the “standard test” as defined by section 254(ii) of the 2004 Act. In particular: (a) it consists of at least five units of living accommodation not consisting of self-contained flats; (b) the living accommodation is occupied by persons who do not form a single household; (c) the living accommodation is occupied by the tenants as their only or main residence; (d) their occupation of the living accommodation constitutes the only use of that accommodation; (e) rents are payable in respect of the living accommodation; and (f) the households who occupy the living accommodation share the kitchen, and bathroom and toilet facilities. …
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