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First Floor Flat 9a Carr Rd E17 5ER

LON/00BH/HMC/2022/0004 · Waltham Forest · decided 10 Feb 2023 · rent repayment order

old rules
OffenceImprovement notice not complied with
LandlordIndividual
Applicants2 tenants
Rent£1,450 per month
Period the order relates to11 Feb 2022 to 18 Apr 2022
Maximum the tribunal could awardnot stated as one figure (or not yet checked)
Amount the tribunal ordered£837 per applicant on average; £1,674 in total for 2 applicants
Share of the maximum80%, as the tribunal stated it
Tribunal fees to be reimbursed£300
RulesOld 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

conduct of both landlord and tenant, the landlord’s financial circumstances and whether the landlord has been prosecuted. … There is no evidence to demonstrate that the landlord has been prosecuted. … The Tribunal keeps in mind that a RRO is meant to be a penalty against a landlord who does not comply with the law. It is a serious offence which could lead to criminal proceedings. … During the period 11/02/2022-18/04/2022 she paid £509.63 (18 days February; 1 month March; 18 days April) c. Utilities were not part of the rent. These were paid by the applicants and no deductions are made in that regard. d. The respondent was a professional landlord having let this property for some years. … However, the respondent has not been prosecuted and there is no evidence before the Tribunal of any previous convictions. … The respondent has provided no information about his financial circumstances. g. There is no assertion by the respondent that the applicants’ conduct was poor in relation to the tenancy. h. … The Tribunal therefore consider that 80% of the net rent for the period is repayable. … The Respondent is also ordered to repay to the Applicants the sum of £300 being the tribunal fees paid by them in relation to this application.

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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