12 Howard Street, York, YO10 4BQ 603
MAN/00FF/HMF/2025/0601 · York · decided 18 May 2026 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 3 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Apr 2023 to 31 Jan 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £1,175.70 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,466.29 per applicant on average; £7,398.87 in total for 3 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £569 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Start with the total rent paid during the relevant period. b. Deduct utilities (gas, electricity, internet etc.) that benefit only the tenant. c. Assess the seriousness of the landlord’s offence. d. Set a proportion of rent that reflects that seriousness, i.e., the starting point. e. Adjust up or down based on the factors set out in s 44(4) of the 2016 Act. … The seven offences in respect of which a rent repayment order may be made are identified in section 40(3), 2016 Act. … Those offences are plainly the most serious of those listed in section 40(3) and in the Magistrates Court they punishable by a fine and a term of imprisonment of up to six months (up to two years in the Crown Court). The offence of breaching a banning order contrary to section 21, 2016 Act, is also particularly serious and is punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 51 weeks or a fine or both. These three offences are at the upper end of the range of seriousness covered by section 40(3). … The remaining four offences all involve breaches of provisions of the 2004 Act (failure to comply with an improvement notice or a prohibition order, and control or management of an unlicensed HMO or Part 3 house) and are generally of a less serious type. That can be seen by the penalties prescribed for those offences which in each case involve a fine rather than a custodial sentence. …
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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