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LON/00BG/HMK/2019/0072 · Tower Hamlets · decided 17 Feb 2020 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £1,950 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 11 May 2019 to 31 Oct 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £11,090 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,200 per applicant on average; £6,600 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 60%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
In truth there is no conduct on either party’s behalf that we consider needs to be considered. The allegations against the Applicants are not relevant, nor is the conduct of the Respondent. The electricity liability is questionable. The Applicants say they were not aware of the resultant obligation to pay the Respondent’s share and the Respondent made no offer to reimburse the Applicants, although it would seem she was only there for about one week a month. Although it was raised as an issue by the Applicants they did not suggest an answer. … We accept that the Respondent was not aware of the obligation to licence the flat. When she discovered that requirement she proceeded to apply for a licence. The attempts to suggest that the Applicants were one family was, we find, consistent with the misplaced understanding she had, but clearly erroneous. The request that the Applicants pay for the licence was not of any relevance in our determination as it was soon brought to her attention that this was not the case. … From the maximum sum we can make deductions that are relevant. We do not consider that there should be any deduction for the mortgage, which appears to have been taken out to not only replace the original mortgage but to produce funding. …
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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