69 Kitchener Road, London, E17 4LJ
LON/00BH/HMF/2025/0784 · Waltham Forest · decided 22 Dec 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | £1,200 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Oct 2023 to 30 Sep 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £14,400 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,120 per applicant on average; £9,360 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 65%, 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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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
order? (a) What is the maximum amount that can be ordered under s.44(3) of the Act? (b) What account must be taken of (1) The conduct of the landlord (2) The financial circumstances of the landlord: (3) The conduct of the tenant? … The property met the criteria to be licensed under the scheme and was not subject to any exemption. (ii) The appropriate licence was not held during the relevant period. Whilst the Respondent did commence an application for an HMO licence in November 2024 this application was not completed as the Respondent decided to sell the property. … The Applicants produced the public notice of the selective licensing designation together with a map confirming that the property is covered by the selective licensing scheme. … The email stated that a selective license application was made for the first time on 19th November 2025 and that there had been no licence in place prior to that date. The Respondent’s evidence. The Respondent argued that the property did not require a licence as it was not an HMO. The decision of the tribunal. The tribunal determines that the Respondent has committed the alleged offence. The reasons for the decision of the tribunal. The tribunal relies on the evidence from the Applicants and the information provided by the local authority. … The licence that was required was a selective licence and not an HMO licence. …
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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