49 Fletton Fields, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 9DW (Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2018] UKFTT RP_CAM_00JA_HMB_2018_0001 (26 November 2018)

49 Fletton Fields, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 9DW (Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2018] UKFTT RP_CAM_00JA_HMB_2018_0001 (26 November 2018)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was justified under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Citation
[2018] UKFTT RP_CAM_00JA_HMB_2018_0001
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent(s) (names not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 November 2018
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation
Housing Law Rent Repayment Orders Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation

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Parties

Applicant(s) (names not specified)

Applicant

Respondent(s) (names not specified)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Rent Repayment Order Application / Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the landlord committed an offence under the Housing Act 2004 by controlling or managing an unlicensed house in multiple occupation
  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 committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was justified under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • The landlord is ordered to repay rent to the applicant(s) for the relevant period.