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LON/00BH/HMF/2022/0159 · Waltham Forest · decided 16 Oct 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Apr 2022 to 30 Jun 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £1,180; £60 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £885 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, 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
The Tribunal therefore went on to consider the amount, if any, which it should order the Respondent to pay. … The first step is to ascertain the whole of the rent for the relevant period. Rent. Determining the rent payable and paid in this case is not straight forward. The rent under the 2015 agreement was £365 per month. During the Covid pandemic the Applicant reached an agreement with the Respondent to pay a reduced rent of £150 per month and at times to waive the rent altogether. Although the Respondent argues that she was misled into agreeing such a reduction, there is no doubt that such an agreement was made. … He states that the Respondent offered and arranged rent reductions and rent free periods resulting in the rent paid being approximately £2,500 less than the contractual rent. … However, by the time of the hearing the Respondent was arguing that these sums were, in fact, rent arrears and should be taken account of. This would be significant as the Tribunal has to consider the period in respect of which rent has been paid. … Taking the evidence as a whole, the Tribunal was not satisfied that there were any rent arrears at the beginning of the relevant period. The table produced by the Respondent at page R19 shows a total of £2,800 in underpaid rent for the period from 20 May 2020 to 24 March 2021. …
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