Flat 36 Enterprise Place, 175 Church Street East, Woking, Surrey GU21 6AD ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT CHI_43UM_HMG_2020_002 (15 May 2020)

The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was appropriate.

Citation: [2020] UKFTT CHI_43UM_HMG_2020_002
Parties: Applicant: Applicant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 15 May 2020
Procedural Posture: Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome: Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics: Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing Offences, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016

Housing Law Landlord and Tenant Rent Repayment Orders Licensing Offences Housing Act 2004 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Parties

Applicant

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was appropriate.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

The respondent is ordered to pay the applicant a specified sum by way of rent repayment.