36 Stratford Grove West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5BB
MAN/00CJ/HMG/2022/0001 · Newcastle upon Tyne · decided 25 Nov 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £500 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Jul 2021 to 31 Dec 2021 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,000 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,000 per applicant on average; £2,000 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 67%, 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
pay under a RRO (section 44(3) of the 2016 Act? … The amount that can be ordered under a RRO must relate to a period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. The Tribunal has decided that the Respondents committed the offence from 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021, the period for which the Applicants made their application. … The Applicants paid and the Respondents received in this period rent totalling £3,000.00, which the Tribunal finds is the maximum amount that the Respondents can be ordered to pay under an RRO. … In determining the amount, the Tribunal must, in particular, take into account the conduct and financial circumstances of the Respondents, whether at any time the Respondents had been convicted of a housing offence to which section 40 applies, and the conduct of the Applicants. … There was no evidence that the Respondents were unreasonable. While the parties each raised allegations about each other – for example, that the boiler was defective, that the Property was not adequately ventilated, causing mould to grow - on the question of whether the Property was in disrepair, or that there was tenant neglect, we found that these were not material matters relevant to affect the RRO amount. We understood that the rent was exclusive of utility charges, which the Applicants paid themselves. …
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