10B Comyn Road, London, SW11 1PZ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2023] UKFTT LON_00BJ_HMF_2022_0153 (27 January 2023)

10B Comyn Road, London, SW11 1PZ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2023] UKFTT LON_00BJ_HMF_2022_0153 (27 January 2023)

The Tribunal found that the landlord failed to obtain the required licence for the property, constituting an offence under the Housing Act 2004, and therefore granted a rent repayment order.

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Citation
[2023] UKFTT LON_00BJ_HMF_2022_0153
Parties
Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
27 January 2023
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Order, Licensing of Houses, Failure to License, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Landlord and Tenant Rent Repayment Order Licensing of Houses Failure to License Housing Act 2004 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Parties

Applicant (unnamed)

Applicant

Respondent (unnamed)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by failing to license the property
  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 failed to obtain the required licence for the property, constituting an offence under the Housing Act 2004, and therefore granted a rent repayment order.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay specified amount to applicant as rent repayment