Studio 6, 375 Katherine Road, London, E7 8LT ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00B_HMF_2021_0250 (17 June 2022)
The respondent failed to obtain the required licence for the property, constituting an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under section 44 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
- Citation
- [2022] UKFTT LON_00B_HMF_2021_0250
- Parties
- Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 17 June 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
- Outcome
- Rent repayment order granted
- Legal Topics
- Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Penalties for Unlicensed Properties
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Parties
Applicant (unnamed)
Applicant
Respondent (unnamed)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Final Determination
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004
- 2 Whether the respondent failed to hold such a licence
- 3 Whether the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
Ratio Decidendi
The respondent failed to obtain the required licence for the property, constituting an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and the applicant is entitled to a rent repayment order under section 44 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- Respondent to pay applicant the specified sum as a rent repayment order
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