136 Sackville Road, Newcastle, NE6 5TB
MAN/00CJ/HMK/2019/0003 · Newcastle upon Tyne · decided 28 Jul 2022 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £550 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 6 Jul 2020 to 1 Nov 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,129.03 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,490 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 70%, from the two figures above |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Both parties attended and represented themselves. … He received no notification from the Council of the selective licensing scheme. He is not a professional landlord only managing one other property. He does not use a letting agent. The Council has taken no enforcement action nor commenced prosecution. He was suffering from a serious medical condition from July – October. … He submitted that the Council had advertised their intention to introduce the selective licensing scheme widely in 2019. … (24) The Tribunal considered all the evidence and submissions and had regard to a number of Upper Tribunal decisions which, although fact specific, provide helpful guidance on the threshold for finding a landlord had a ‘reasonable excuse’. The Tribunal considered whether there was a difference between a landlord letting a property without it being licensed and a landlord controlling or managing a property that had been let to the sitting tenant prior to the introduction of the licensing scheme. … Having let the property prior to the introduction of the licensing scheme may, however, be a relevant factor to be taken into account in determining the level of any RRO (below). … Period of the offence (26) It is agreed that the Council introduced the selective licensing scheme on 6 April 2020. …
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The original
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