Rooms A and 2, 5 Bento, 122 Henry Street, Sheffield, S3 7LU &
MAN/00CG/HMF/2025/0600 · Sheffield · decided 11 Feb 2026 · rent repayment order
old rulesDismissed: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | ? to 17 Jan 2024 |
| 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
The applications were heard by video link. There was no legal representation. The dates of the lettings, the rents paid, and the overall costs of services provided by the landlord during the relevant times were all agreed between the parties. … This represented 12 months’ rent, with a two month break in July and August 2023. … None of the parties had calculated the net rent figures but the Tribunal was provided with sufficient information to do so if necessary. … He told the Tribunal, and the Tribunal accepts, that he had sought to be an exemplary landlord, keeping himself informed about new regulations as they came into effect despite employing professional property managers. … He was told that less frequent checks were acceptable, but decided to continue with monthly checks in any event. During his conversation with a representative of the Council he was told that his HMO licence had expired. … They did not appeal against the amount, having been advised that it was set at an acceptable figure. FINDINGS 13. The financial penalty system is designed as an alternative to prosecution and enables the local housing authority to maintain housing standards by punishing offenders and creating a deterrent. …
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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