22 Portgate Close, London W9 3DL
LON/00BK/HMF/2021/0298 · Westminster · decided 4 Aug 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £477 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 14 May 2021 to 16 Aug 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £1,431 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,431 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
In this case, no information was provided as to the cost of any of the utilities included in the rent. … In the circumstances, the Tribunal declines to make any deduction in relation to utilities. … The next step is to consider the seriousness of the offence. … The First Respondent knew that both the local authority and the Second Respondent did not want the Applicant’s room let to anyone. … It is important to understand why a failure to licence is so serious. The process of licensing effectively provides an audit of the safety and condition of the property and of the landlord’s management arrangements, supported wherever and whenever possible by detailed inspections by council officers who are expert in such matters. Owners and occupiers are not normally expert and can’t be expected to know how to identify or remedy relevant issues without expert help. It is not uncommon that landlords are surprised at how much a local authority requires them to do to bring a property up to the required standard and, in particular, object to matters being raised about which the occupiers have not complained. In the absence of comprehensive expert evidence or evidence that the local authority has inspected and is satisfied, a Tribunal will rarely, if ever, be able to assure itself that a property meets the relevant licensing standards. …
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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