Flat 3 Victoria Chambers, Luke Street, London EC2A 4EE ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AM_HMF_2021_0303 (20 June 2022)

Flat 3 Victoria Chambers, Luke Street, London EC2A 4EE ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AM_HMF_2021_0303 (20 June 2022)

The Tribunal found that the landlord committed an offence by managing an unlicensed HMO and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the circumstances.

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Citation
[2022] UKFTT LON_00AM_HMF_2021_0303
Parties
Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 June 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order 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 / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO)
  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 committed an offence by managing an unlicensed HMO and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the circumstances.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay the applicant a specified sum by way of rent repayment order