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Flat 210 Academy Court, 566 Longbridge Road, Dagenham RM8 2AR 2019/0029

· Barking and Dagenham · decided 14 Sep 2020 · rent repayment order

old rules
OffenceUnlicensed house (selective licensing)
LandlordIndividual
Applicants2 tenants
Rent£1,250 per month
Maximum the tribunal could award£15,000
Amount the tribunal ordered£7,500 per applicant on average; £15,000 in total for 2 applicants
Share of the maximum100%, from the two figures above
Tribunal fees to be reimbursed£300
RulesOld rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent.

Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants.

From the tribunal's reasons on the amount

mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to ground that the landlord has rent paid by the tenant in committed respect of an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 the period of 12 months ending of the table in section 40(3) with the date of the offence an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, a period, not exceeding 12 5, 6 or 7 of the table in section months, during which the 40(3) landlord was 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. … Housing Act 2004 Section 95 (1) A person commits an offence if he is a person having control of or managing a house which is required to be licensed under this Part … but is not so licensed. (4) In proceedings against a person for an offence under subsection (1) … it is a defence that he had a reasonable excuse … for having control of or managing the house in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) … . Tribunal’s analysis. The Applicants have provided evidence that the Property required a licence throughout the period in respect of which they claim a rent repayment and that it was not so licensed. The Respondents have not made any submissions to counter this. …

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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Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.

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