Flat (above) 7 Brecknock Road, London N7 0BL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT RP_LON_00AG_HMG_2019_0021 (20 January 2020)
The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed the relevant 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_LON_00AG_HMG_2019_0021
- Parties
- Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 20 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
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Parties
Applicant (unnamed)
Applicant
Respondent (unnamed)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
- 2 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed the relevant 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
- Respondent to pay the applicant a specified sum by way of rent repayment order
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