Flat 6 Jarman Court, 68 Maybury Road, Woking, GU21 5JD
· Woking · decided 3 Dec 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company: Woburn 6 Limited |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Apr 2018 to 8 Jun 2018 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,058 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £257.25 per applicant on average; £514.50 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 25%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
postage applied. There is no certificate of posting and the evidence as to the date when it is alleged to have been posted is vague. … Without evidence as to what, if any, postage was applied, it cannot be deemed to have been served on any particular date. … In the Tribunal’s opinion the ordinary and natural meaning of when an application is “made” is when an application complying with the regulations is received by the Council. Until that time the authority can be under no duty to consider an application and subsequently grant or refuse it because they are unaware of the application. To find otherwise would lead to great uncertainty as to when the application was “made.” Further, the application has to be properly constituted and, if appropriate, the correct fee paid. … It is clear even on the Respondent’s case that no fee was tendered with the original application. … The Tribunal finds that the Respondent has failed to raise a reasonable doubt that the application was not made (i.e. received by the Council) before 1st April 2018. … There is no reasonable doubt in those circumstances. … The Tribunal moves on to consider whether there was a reasonable excuse for not applying for a licence between 1st April 2018 and 8th June 2018. The attempt to place blame upon the Council for the delay in submitting a proper application was not an attractive one. …
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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