43 Whitlock Drive, Southfields, London SW19 6SJ
LON/00BJ/HMF/2020/0068 · Wandsworth · decided 8 Mar 2021 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £18,939.95; £1,275.28 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | not found |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| 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
The Tribunal proceeds accordingly. … The full sum is £18,939.95, calculated as set out at paragraph 2 above. … The e-mail explains the discounted settlement of rent owing to be £1200, and further explains that this is to take into account bathroom renovation, extra residents sleeping in the shed, and expenses incurred for the house (mop etc). … The “trouble” complained of by the Respondent appeared to be the making of a complaint to the council, and co-operating with its investigation. … The Tribunal has carefully considered these arguments but nonetheless is of the view that this is a case for the exercise of its discretion under the above provision for the following reasons: • the Respondent is not a professional landlord and this is his only property • having seen and heard the Respondent give evidence, we are satisfied that he was naïve and misled by his manager, rather than deliberately manipulative of the Applicants. To use his own expression, we accept that he acted “stupidly” rather than malevolently • the HMO management and licencing requirements were not being complied with by the Respondent's manager, who seems to have been uninformed on most matters of housing regulation, but the Property itself seems to have been in generally good repair. …
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The original
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