68 Brackenbury Road, Preston, PR1 7UQ
MAN/30UK/HMF/2019/0053 · Preston · decided 27 Nov 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO; also improvement notice not complied with |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Oct 2018 to 31 Jul 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked) |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £4,326.76 per applicant on average; £17,307.04 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
(2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to rent paid ground that the landlord has by the tenant in respect of committed an offence mentioned in row 3, a period, not exceeding 12 months, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the table in during which the landlord was section 40(3) committing the offence (3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed— (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … The Evidence 4.1 In each of the Applications, the Applicants made reference to two relevant offences claimed to have been committed by the Respondent, namely, the failure to comply with an improvement notice and the control or management of an unlicensed house in multiple occupation, (“HMO”). … He also refers to an e-mail dated 3 April 2019 to the Respondent confirming that an HMO licence was required for the Property with effect from 1 October 2018. Tribunal’s Determinations. There is no evidence before the Tribunal of the Respondent’s compliance with the improvement notice on or before 11 September 2019 or at all. …
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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