Flat 3 High Stone Apartments, 509 High Road, Leytonstone, E11 4ZG
LON/00BH/HMF/2025/0629 · Waltham Forest · decided 15 Jan 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Gopalakrisnan Properties Limited |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £1,970 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 26 Apr 2023 to 25 Apr 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £16,440 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £6,165 per applicant on average; £12,330 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £330 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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where relevant to pay a sum to a local authority). A relevant offence is an offence, of a description specified in a table in the section and that is committed by a landlord in relation to housing in England let by that landlord. The table includes s.72(1) Housing Act 2004. … (2) A tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if- (a) the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b) the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made … 63. Section 41 permits a tenant to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a rent repayment order against a person who has committed a specified offence, if the offence relates to housing rented by the tenant(s) and the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … (2) A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under section 41. (3) The amount of a rent repayment order under this section is to be determined in accordance with- (a) section 44 (where the application is made by a tenant); … 64. Under section 43, the Tribunal may only make a rent repayment order if satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt in relation to matters of fact, that the landlord has committed a specified offence (whether or not the landlord has been convicted). …
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