375 Green Street, London E13 9AU ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BB_HMB_2021_0008 (21 December 2022)

375 Green Street, London E13 9AU ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BB_HMB_2021_0008 (21 December 2022)

The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property and failed to do so, constituting an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and therefore a rent repayment order was appropriate.

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Citation
[2022] UKFTT LON_00BB_HMB_2021_0008
Parties
Applicant: Applicant (unnamed); Respondent: Respondent (unnamed)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal 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 / First Tier Tribunal Decision

  1. 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property under the Housing Act 2004
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004
  3. 3 Whether a rent repayment order should be made and the amount

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property and failed to do so, constituting an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004, and therefore a rent repayment order was appropriate.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

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