Flat 47 Harriot House, Jamaica Street, London E1 3DT ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BG_HMF_2021_0176 (27 January 2022)

Flat 47 Harriot House, Jamaica Street, London E1 3DT ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00BG_HMF_2021_0176 (27 January 2022)

The tribunal found that the respondent committed the offence of managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and made a rent repayment order accordingly.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT LON_00BG_HMF_2021_0176
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent (name not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
27 January 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Housing Act 2004, Housing and Planning Act 2016
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses 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 / Decision

Legal Issues

  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 committed the offence of managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and made a rent repayment order accordingly.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

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