What did the tribunal order landlords to repay near you?
If a landlord in England lets a home that needed a licence without one, or illegally evicts or harasses a tenant, the tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a rent repayment order. If the tribunal is sure, beyond reasonable doubt, that the offence was committed, it can order the landlord to repay up to 12 months' rent (24 months for offences on or after 1 May 2026). How much is decided on the facts of each case, including the landlord's and the tenant's conduct.
Since 5 September 2022, when the Upper Tribunal set out how the amount is fixed:
"Typical" means the median: half the decisions are above it and half below. n is the number of decisions a figure comes from.
Since 2015: 1,094 of 1,399 applications with a known outcome ended in an order (78%). In the 1,113 orders where the amount has been checked, the typical (median) amount was £3,264 per applicant (n=1,058) and £6,171 per decision (n=1,113); the typical share of the maximum was 70% (n=761).
From 1,464 rent repayment order decisions published on GOV.UK. No decision yet concerns an offence on or after 1 May 2026, when the maximum rose to 24 months' rent: every figure here is under the old 12-month maximum. Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.
Data updated 22 Oct 2026.
Thinking of applying? Make a rent repayment order pack: the licensing position for the address, the most the tribunal could order from your rent and dates, what tribunals ordered for the same offence, the most comparable orders near you with the tribunal's reasoning, the time limit and form RRO1, as one PDF to print. Nothing you enter is stored.
By offence
Not every kind of application succeeds as often. The share that ended in an order, and what was ordered, for each offence the tribunal can act on:
| Offence | Decisions | Ended in an order | Typical amount ordered, per applicant | Typical amount ordered, per decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlicensed HMO | 949 | 83% 757 of 915 | £3,384 n=755 | £7,373 n=766, typically 3 applicants |
| Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | 314 | 87% 263 of 304 | £3,120 n=233 | £4,859 n=270, typically 1 applicant |
| Illegal eviction | 69 | 50% 33 of 66 | £3,588 n=32 | £3,835 n=33, typically 1 applicant |
| Harassment | 61 | 25% 15 of 60 | £2,108 n=16 | £3,275 n=16, typically 1 applicant |
| Improvement notice not complied with | 34 | 64% 21 of 33 | £1,916 n=16 | £2,564 n=22, typically 1 applicant |
| Prohibition order not complied with | 1 | too few 0 of 1 | – | – |
| Violence for securing entry | 6 | too few 2 of 4 | too few n=3 | too few n=3 |
| Other | 27 | 19% 3 of 16 | too few n=3 | too few n=3 |
| Offence not identified | 3 | – | – | – |
"Ended in an order" counts every decision with a known outcome: dismissed, withdrawn, struck out and out-of-time applications included. "Typical" is the median; n is the number of decisions it comes from.
Is your home licensed? Most shared houses (HMOs) need a licence, and in some areas every rented home does. Our licence checker shows which schemes cover your council and, for councils that publish their register as a file, whether your address is on it. In London, the Mayor of London's checker shows which scheme covers an address; elsewhere, ask the council's private housing team.
Applications go to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) on form RRO1, within 12 months of the offence (2 years for offences on or after 1 May 2026). The fee is set by HM Courts & Tribunals Service. GOV.UK has the form and the fees; Shelter explains the rules.
Each decision is published on GOV.UK as a PDF. This site reads them and lets you search by postcode, with a link to every original. Browse by local authority, or read how the data is made and its limits.
Guides: rent repayment orders, who can apply, the maximum and what tribunals ordered; does my rented home need a licence?; what changed on 1 May 2026.
Had a rent increase instead? See what the rent tribunal decided near you.