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)

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

  1. 1 Whether the respondent committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO)
  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 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