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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent was required to hold a licence under the Housing Act 2004 for the property in question
- 2 Whether the respondent committed an offence by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
- 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)
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