81 Church Lane, Walthamstow, London, E17 9RN
LON/00BH/HMG/2025/0605 · Waltham Forest · decided 1 Aug 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 18 Aug 2023 to 17 Dec 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £6,400 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,560 per applicant on average; £5,120 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 80%, from the two figures above |
| 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
up to 90% of whatever amount we found was due. In support of this proposition, she reminded us that no application for a licence was made until 12 months after the Respondent purchased the Property. … Decision. … The Property is a ground floor flat within a house that was required to be licensed under the Council’s selective licensing scheme. … The Property fell within the designated area. … We are satisfied that until 18 December 2023 when the Respondent applied for a licence the Property was not licensed, and an offence was being committed. The application for a licence gave the Respondent a defence under s95(3)(b). … The first question we must consider is whether the Respondent had control and or management of the Property during the period for which an RRO is claimed namely from 19 December 2022 to 17 December 2023. On 19 December 2022 the Respondent had completed the purchased. However, no compelling evidence was given to us that the Respondent did have control and or management. … We do not know whether there was any set off or allowance made at the time the Respondent purchased this Property. Accordingly, our finding is that there is reasonable doubt that for the whole of period being claimed by the Applicants the Respondent was the defaulting party. … Her liability in respect of an RRO ceased on 17 December 2023 with the application for a licence. …
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The original
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