Flat 1, 12 Victoria Road, Waterloo, Sefton, Liverpool, L22 1RP
MAN/00CA/HMF/2023/0003 · Sefton · decided 1 Dec 2023 · rent repayment order
old rulesOut of time or no jurisdiction: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £595 per month |
| 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
during a period not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence (section 44(2)). … Section 44(3) confirms that the amount that the landlord may be required to repay must not exceed: (a) the rent paid in respect of the period in question, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent and the tenancy during that period. … The Tribunal’s review and reasons for its decision. It is a necessary precondition to the making of any RRO that the Tribunal first satisfies itself, beyond any reasonable doubt, that the property was, at the relevant times, unlicensed when it was required to be licensed. … The Tribunal is not satisfied that that is the case. … Such an assumption would not be correct. … It is hoped that the following explanations assist. … These initially included houses with 3 storeys, occupied by 5 or more people, living as 2 or more households containing shared facilities such as the kitchen, bathroom and toilet. … In that context, it is important to remember that the defence set out in Section 72(4)(b) confirms that no offence is committed at a time where an application for a licence has been duly made. The screenshots do not prove that an offence was being committed. On the contrary, they are compelling evidence that no offence was being committed on 19 January 2023. …
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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