32 Woodberry Way, London, E4 7DX
LON/00BH/HMG/2023/0021 · Waltham Forest · decided 7 Nov 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £1,000 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Jun 2022 to 18 Feb 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £8,642.86 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,728.50 per applicant on average; £3,457 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, as the tribunal stated it |
| 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 Applicants are seeking repayment of the totality of the rent they paid during the period in which the offence was committed, which the Tribunal have found is the period from 1 June 2022 to 18 February 2023. … In the period from 1 June 2022 to 18 February 2023 the Applicants paid £1000 in June to February inclusive, with the exception of December when they paid £586. From the evidence before the Tribunal it appears that the reduced sum paid in December was because the Applicants replaced the electric shower, with the Respondent’s agreement. This therefore returns the rent paid for December to £1000. The Tribunal have apportioned the rent paid on 1 February on a daily basis for that month to give an apportioned rent for the period 1 February to 18 February 2023 of £642.86. … The amount of rent paid for the relevant period during which the offence was committed is therefore £8,642.86. … The Tribunal find that the offence of failing to obtain a selective licence is not of the most serious type of offence. … The Tribunal note that the Respondent had not at any time been convicted of a relevant offence and that she chose not to provide evidence as to her financial circumstances. … She referred to no rent having been paid in May 2023, only £10 in July 2023, £760 in August and no rent having been paid in September 2023. …
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