Flat 3. Block A. City View Jesmond, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT RP_4DD MAN00CJ_HMF_2019_0029 (15 January 2020)

Flat 3. Block A. City View Jesmond, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT RP_4DD MAN00CJ_HMF_2019_0029 (15 January 2020)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT RP_4DD MAN00CJ_HMF_2019_0029
Parties
Applicant: Applicant (Name not provided); Respondent: Respondent (Name not provided)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 January 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, Penalties for Unlicensed Property

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Parties

Applicant (Name not provided)

Applicant

Respondent (Name not provided)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
  2. 2 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the landlord had committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • The respondent is ordered to repay rent to the applicant for the relevant period during which the property was unlicensed.