8 Youngswood Copse, Alverstone Garden Village, Isle of Wight PO36 0HJ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT CHI_00MW_HMB_2021_0003 (9 March 2022)

8 Youngswood Copse, Alverstone Garden Village, Isle of Wight PO36 0HJ ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT CHI_00MW_HMB_2021_0003 (9 March 2022)

The tribunal found the property was an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and the respondent had committed the relevant offence, justifying a rent repayment order.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT CHI_00MW_HMB_2021_0003
Parties
Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 March 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses 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 / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found the property was an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and the respondent had committed the relevant offence, justifying a rent repayment order.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay rent repayment to applicant