2nd Floor Flat, 9 Dover Place, Bristol, BS8 1AL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT CHI_00HB_HSD_2020_0002 (1 September 2020)

2nd Floor Flat, 9 Dover Place, Bristol, BS8 1AL ((Housing) Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016 - Rent repayment orders) [2020] UKFTT CHI_00HB_HSD_2020_0002 (1 September 2020)

The Tribunal found that the landlord had committed the relevant offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and that it was just and reasonable to make a rent repayment order for the period during which the offence occurred.

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Citation
[2020] UKFTT CHI_00HB_HSD_2020_0002
Parties
Applicant: Applicant(s) (names not specified); Respondent: Respondent(s) (names not specified)
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
01 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 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 landlord had committed the relevant offence by managing or controlling an unlicensed HMO and that it was just and reasonable to make a rent repayment order for the period during which the offence occurred.

Court Disposition

Rent repayment order granted

Orders

  • The respondent is ordered to repay rent to the applicant(s) for the relevant period as determined by the Tribunal.