753b Finchley Road, London NW11 8DL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT LON_00AC_HMF_2019_0068 (11 September 2020)

753b Finchley Road, London NW11 8DL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT LON_00AC_HMF_2019_0068 (11 September 2020)

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

Citation
[2020] UKFTT LON_00AC_HMF_2019_0068
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent(s) (names not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 September 2020
Procedural Posture
Rent Repayment Order Application / First Tier Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Rent repayment order granted
Legal Topics
Rent Repayment Orders, Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation, Penalties for Unlicensed Property
Housing Law Landlord and Tenant Law 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(s) (names 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 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 respondent had committed an offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation and that a rent repayment order was appropriate under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

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