(x2) 14 Forest Drive East, London E11 1JY
LON/00BH/HMF/2023/0125 · Waltham Forest · decided 17 Oct 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Feb 2022 to 19 May 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,254.87 per applicant on average; £8,509.74 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £400 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
point the full amount claimed by each applicant. The tribunal makes a deduction of £50 per month per applicant in respect of utilities (conceded by the applicants this was an appropriate sum) in the absence of utility bills other than an estimated bill for 2023 showing gas, electricity and broadband in the annual sum of around £5,500 19. … The tribunal does not accept the applicants’ explanation that these were sent only ‘for show’ as they were afraid of the respondent’s reaction if they did nothing or complained. … However, the tribunal finds the respondent is an experienced landlord of 20 years with a number of properties which he lets out and that he failed to comply with the fire and safety requirements for a HMO although had not been convicted of an offence in respect of the subject premises. 21. in his evidence, the respondent’s only defence to the alleged offence was one of not having known about the licensing requirements. The tribunal does not accept this as a valid defence. … The tribunal did not take the respondent’s financial circumstances into account as he expressly stated he was not relying on any financial factors to minimise the amount of any RRO. … From this, a deduction of 20% is made to reflect the absence of a relevant conviction and therefore the tribunal awards a RRO in the sum of £6,720.
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