Flat 1804 Horizon Heights, Skelhorne St, Liverpool L3 5GH
MAN/00BY/HMF/2023/0042 · Liverpool · decided 13 May 2024 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Unite Accommodation Management Ltd |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £953.33 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Apr 2022 to 27 Aug 2022 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £182.95 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,249.95 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 50%, as the tribunal stated it |
| 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; the maximum is left out of the statistics until it has been checked.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
We agree. … The stages are: a. Ascertain the whole of the rent for the relevant period. b. Subtract any element of that sum that represents payment for utilities that only benefited the tenant, for example gas, electricity and internet access. It is for the landlord to supply evidence of these, but if precise figures are not available an experienced tribunal will be able to make an informed estimate. c. Consider how serious this offence was, both compared to other types of offence in respect of which a rent repayment order may be made (and whose relative seriousness can be seen from the relevant maximum sentences on conviction) and compared to other examples of the same type of offence. What proportion of the rent (after deduction as above) is a fair reflection of the seriousness of this offence? That figure is then the starting point (in the sense that that term is used in criminal sentencing); it is the default penalty in the absence of any other factors but it may be higher or lower in light of the final step. d. Consider whether any deduction from, or addition to, that figure should be made in the light of the other factors set out in section 44(4). … The first stage requires identification of the maximum sum that can be ordered to be repaid. That is agreed as being £4,682.85. …
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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