Flat 5, 35 Warrior Square, St Leonards On Sea TN37 6BG
· Hastings · decided 6 Mar 2020 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £700 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 17 Dec 2018 to 17 Dec 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure (or not yet checked); £2,500 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,000 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old 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; the maximum is left out of the statistics until it has been checked.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Starting with the total of £8400.00 paid by the applicant, we find that £2500.00 should be deducted for utilities and other expenses, leaving a net rent of £5900.00. We then make a 25% deduction for the fact that the respondent is not a professional landlord, and a further reduction of £1425.00 to reflect the other mitigating factors mentioned above. In our view this approach strikes the appropriate balance between the punitive and deterrent aspects of an RRO, and the need to take account of the degree of culpability and harm. … Accordingly, we make a rent repayment order in the sum of £3000.00. … The respondent’s request for a costs order against the applicant is refused.
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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