15 Highgate Street, Edge Hill, Liverpool L7 3ET
MAN/00BY/HMF/2022/0018 · Liverpool · decided 9 May 2023 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: West Village Liverpool Limited |
| Applicants | 10 tenants |
| Rent | £424.67 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 16 Jul 2021 to 23 Feb 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £3,122 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,685.88 per applicant on average; £16,858.80 in total for 10 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 60%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £100 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
under a RRO (section 44(3) of the 2016 Act? … The amount that can be ordered under a RRO must relate to a period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. The Tribunal has decided that the Respondent committed the offence from 16 July 2021 to 24 February 2022 (the RRO period). … From the evidence of bank statements the Tribunal found that each of the Applicants paid to or for the benefit of the Respondents for their occupation £4,802.00. For the RRO period: £98 per week = £14 per day. 31 weeks, 6 days = 223 days x £14.00 = £3,122.oo. … In determining the amount, the Tribunal must, in particular, take into account the conduct and financial circumstances of the Respondents, whether at any time either of the Respondents had been convicted of a housing offence to which section 40 applies, and the conduct of the Applicants. … There was no evidence that either Respondent was unreasonable or that the Property was in substantial disrepair or that there was tenant neglect. The Tribunal had no evidence regarding either Respondent’s finances. We had before us no evidence of other housing-related convictions of either the Respondent. … But under the current statutory provisions the restriction of a rent repayment order to the landlord’s profit is impossible to justify. …
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