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LON/00BH/HMG/2024/0023 · Waltham Forest · decided 17 Oct 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £1,050 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £11,362.84; £187.18 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £8,522.13 (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
Section 40 gives the Tribunal power to make a rent repayment order where a landlord has committed a relevant offence. Section 40(2) explains that a rent repayment order is an order requiring the landlord under a tenancy of housing in England to repay an amount of rent paid by a tenant (or where relevant to pay a sum to a local authority). … Section 43 permits the Tribunal to grant a RRO is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a landlord has committed an offence under section 72 (1) Housing Act 2004 by failing to obtain a licence. … (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); … 100. 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). Where reference is made below to the Tribunal being satisfied of a given matter in relation to the commission of an offence, the Tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt, whether stated specifically or not. …
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