Ground Floor flat, 81 London Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 1BN ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT CAM_11UF_HMC_2020_0001 (12 October 2020)

Ground Floor flat, 81 London Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 1BN ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT CAM_11UF_HMC_2020_0001 (12 October 2020)

The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property as it was a house in multiple occupation, failed to do so, and therefore committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004. The applicant was entitled to a rent repayment order for the relevant period.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT CAM_11UF_HMC_2020_0001
Parties
Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 October 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation
Housing Law 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. 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property in question
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
  3. 3 Whether a rent repayment order should be made and, if so, the amount

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property as it was a house in multiple occupation, failed to do so, and therefore committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004. The applicant was entitled to a rent repayment order for the relevant period.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay the applicant a rent repayment order for the specified period