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MAN/00CA/HSE/2025/0002 · Sefton · decided 3 Jul 2026 · rent repayment order
old rulescouncil application| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | the council |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 30 Oct 2023 to 30 Oct 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £22,477.02 in total for the council |
| 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
that the tribunal has power to order in accordance with section 45 but disregarding subsection (4). … In the Applications, the Applicant sought a rent repayment order in respect of housing benefit paid in respect of each of the Properties during the relevant periods when the Respondent was committing an offence under s95(1) of the Housing Act 2004, (“the 2004 Act”). … The Respondent made the following oral submissions: 10.1 he considered that, by making the Applications and seeking repayment of the rent, the Applicant was acting disproportionately. The Respondent considers that he has already been penalised for these offences by the imposition of the fines in the criminal proceedings; 10.2 during the relevant period, he had paid £17000 in mortgage payments and that together with maintenance costs, any financial gain to him was limited; 10.3 none of the tenants of the Properties had suffered any financial loss as a result of the failure to licence; 10.4 with the Applicant’s agreement, he handed into the Tribunal 4 statements from tenants of properties owned and/or managed by the Respondent which he submitted supported his submission that he was a good landlord. …
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The original
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