445 Parrs Wood Road, Manchester, M20 5NE
MAN/00BN/HMF/2020/0047 · Manchester · decided 7 May 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 13 Feb 2019 to 12 Feb 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £3,346.60 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,200.89 per applicant on average; £16,803.56 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
in the relevant period, and the Tribunal must take into account the following: (a) the conduct of the landlord and the tenant; (b) the financial circumstances of the landlord; and, (c) whether the landlord has ever been convicted of another relevant offence. The Tribunal is satisfied that there was no evidence before it of the Respondents having been convicted of a relevant offence, and was therefore not a matter for its consideration. … The Tribunal determined that there was no conduct on the part of any of the Applicants which was relevant to their quantification of the rent repayment orders. … Provisions such as rent repayment orders were introduced as part of the larger objective of raising standards within the rented sector. Lack of professionalism, as admitted by the Respondents, falls within the kind of conduct that rent repayment orders were intended to deter; it is not a mitigating factor; 20.5 the Tribunal also notes that the offence was committed for a period of almost 21/2 years. … They accept that it is reasonable to conclude that the impact of covid-19 restrictions were a relevant factor in the delay between the date of application and the grant of the HMO licence. … From these amounts, the Tribunal has deducted a 1/6 share of the expenses paid by the Respondents in respect of water rates, gas, electricity, telephone/internet, council tax and cleaner.
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