1 Grosvenor Cottages, Grosvenor Road, York, YO30 7AN
MAN/00FF/HMF/2024/0019 · York · decided 28 Apr 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £650 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 15 Sep 2023 to 21 Apr 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,166.72 per applicant on average; £2,333.44 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 25%, 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
to be repaid. … (3) City of York Council could have imposed a financial penalty for the offence, and had chosen not to do so. The Tribunal made no finding as to whether the Applicants had been aware of the need for a licence and had failed to pass information on to the Respondent, in breach of a term of their tenancy. The Tribunal found that the Applicants did not in any event know, until after 21 April 2024, that they could apply for a rent repayment order. … In view of the matters taken into consideration, the Tribunal determined that the rent repayment for each Applicant should be 25% of the rent paid during the relevant period. The rent paid has been calculated at £21.31 per day for 219 days, amounting to £4,666.89 per Applicant. … The Applicants requested reimbursement of Tribunal fees amounting to £330. No order is made in respect of the fees. In order to obtain a rent repayment, the Applicants had no alternative but to make a Tribunal application and the Respondent had no opportunity to settle the matter prior to the date of the application. The Tribunal considers that the Applicants should properly bear the
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