8a Gamble Street, Nottingham, NG7 4EY ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT BIR_00FY_HMK_2020_0055 (10 December 2020)

8a Gamble Street, Nottingham, NG7 4EY ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT BIR_00FY_HMK_2020_0055 (10 December 2020)

The Tribunal found that the respondent was required to hold a licence for the property, failed to do so, and therefore committed an offence justifying a rent repayment order in favour of the applicant.

Citation
[2020] UKFTT BIR_00FY_HMK_2020_0055
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent (name not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
10 December 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, Penalties for Unlicensed Property
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation Penalties for Unlicensed Property

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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 respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property at 8a Gamble Street, Nottingham
  2. 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
  3. 3 Whether a rent repayment order should be made and the quantum of such order

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 justifying a rent repayment order in favour of the applicant.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay a rent repayment order to the applicant(s)