Flat 2. Block A. City View Jesmond, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DD ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT RP_MAN_00CJ_HMF_2019_0036 (15 January 2020)

Flat 2. Block A. City View Jesmond, Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4DD ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT RP_MAN_00CJ_HMF_2019_0036 (15 January 2020)

The Tribunal found that the landlord committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and granted a rent repayment order for the relevant period.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT RP_MAN_00CJ_HMF_2019_0036
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent (name not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 January 2020
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)

Applicant

Respondent (name not specified)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under section 72(1) of 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 section 44 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the landlord committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and granted a rent repayment order for the relevant period.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

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