Flat 4, Fenstanton, London N4 3AT - ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AP_HMF_2022_0113 (12 December 2022)

Flat 4, Fenstanton, London N4 3AT - ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AP_HMF_2022_0113 (12 December 2022)

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
[2022] UKFTT LON_00AP_HMF_2022_0113
Parties
Applicant: Applicant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
12 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation
Housing Law Landlord and Tenant Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation

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Parties

Applicant

Applicant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order / First Tier Tribunal 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
  2. 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 a rent repayment order.