(x2) Flat 2, 41 Calthorpe Street, London, WC1X 0JX - ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AG_HMF_2020_0057 (8 September 2022)

(x2) Flat 2, 41 Calthorpe Street, London, WC1X 0JX - ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2022] UKFTT LON_00AG_HMF_2020_0057 (8 September 2022)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had let the property without the required licence and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the statutory criteria.

Citation
[2022] UKFTT LON_00AG_HMF_2020_0057
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent (name not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
08 September 2022
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses, Penalties for Unlicensed Letting
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses Penalties for Unlicensed Letting

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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 the Housing Act 2004 by letting an unlicensed property
  2. 2 Whether a rent repayment order should be made under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the landlord had let the property without the required licence and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the statutory criteria.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay specified sum to applicant(s) as rent repayment