Flat 1, 42 Blaby Road, Leicester, LE18 4SD ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT BIR_31UJ_HMJ_2021_0011 (1 June 2022)

Flat 1, 42 Blaby Road, Leicester, LE18 4SD ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT BIR_31UJ_HMJ_2021_0011 (1 June 2022)

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
[2022] UKFTT BIR_31UJ_HMJ_2021_0011
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent (name not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
01 June 2022
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

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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 was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property in question
  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 thereof

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)