Flat 2, 6 Lower Breck Road, Liverpool, L6 4BY
MAN/00BY/HMG/2024/0004 · Liverpool · decided 24 Feb 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £395 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,210.97 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,284.39 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 40%, as the tribunal stated it |
| 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 decision to make a RRO where the Tribunal is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that an offence has been committed is discretionary. However, it is only in exceptional cases that a Tribunal would not proceed to make a RRO where is satisfied an offence has been committed. … It has been confirmed that generally the purpose of the rent repayment regime is not compensatory. … "Parliament's principal concern was... not to ensure that the tenant could recoup any particular amount of rent by way of recompense, but to incentivise landlords". … Nor should the importance of failure to obtain a licence be underestimated. … With such considerations in mind, the Tribunal is satisfied that a RRO should be made. The amount of the RRO 66. As the offence committed in this case is an offence under s95 (1) HA 2004, there is no obligation on the Tribunal to make a RRO in the maximum amount. … Various Upper Tribunal cases have given guidance as to how an appropriate figure should be calculated. … 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….. c. …
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The original
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