Flat 25, 9 Cornwallis Street, Liverpool, L1 5EL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2019] UKFTT RP_MAN_00BY_HMG_2019_0009 (2 October 2019)

Flat 25, 9 Cornwallis Street, Liverpool, L1 5EL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2019] UKFTT RP_MAN_00BY_HMG_2019_0009 (2 October 2019)

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

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Citation
[2019] UKFTT RP_MAN_00BY_HMG_2019_0009
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified in provided text); Respondent: Respondent(s) (names not specified in provided text)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 October 2019
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation Housing Act 2004 Housing and Planning Act 2016

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Parties

Applicant(s) (names not specified in provided text)

Applicant

Respondent(s) (names not specified in provided text)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

  1. 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence under section 72(1) of the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
  3. 3 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

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

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay specified amount to applicant(s) as a rent repayment order