151 Sidney Grove, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PE
MAN/00CJ/HMC/2025/0001 · Newcastle upon Tyne · decided 29 Jan 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; also improvement notice not complied with |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £875 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 24 Dec 2023 to 2 Sep 2024 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
housing benefit paid as mentioned in subsection (6)(b), or (as the case may be) the periodical payments paid as mentioned in subsection (8)(b), as is specified in the order (see section 74(2) to (8)). °°°° (8) If the application is made by an occupier of a part of the HMO, the tribunal must be satisfied as to the following matters— (a) that the appropriate person has been convicted of an offence under section 72(1) in relation to the HMO, or has been required by a rent repayment order to make a payment in respect of housing benefit paid in connection with occupation of a part or parts of the HMO, (b) that the occupier paid, to a person having control of or managing the HMO, periodical payments in respect of occupation of part of the HMO during any period during which it appears to the tribunal that such an offence was being committed in relation to the HMO, and (c) that the application is made within the period of 12 months beginning with— (i) the date of the conviction or order, or (ii) if such a conviction was followed by such an order (or vice versa), the date of the later of them. …
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The original
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