Flat 21 Spinnaker House Byng Street E14 8LQ - Ref ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2023] UKFTT LON_00BG_HMF_2021_0246 (7 February 2023)
The Tribunal found that the respondent had committed the relevant offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
- Citation
- [2023] UKFTT LON_00BG_HMF_2021_0246
- Parties
- Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent (name not specified)
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 07 February 2023
- 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, Penalties for Unlicensed Properties
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Parties
Applicant(s) (names not specified)
Applicant
Respondent (name not specified)
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 (HMO)
- 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 the relevant offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
Court Disposition
Rent repayment order granted
Orders
- Respondent to pay specified sum to applicant(s) as a rent repayment order
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